- ►annals.org [PDF] NT Brewer, T Salz, SE Lillie - Annals of Internal Medicine, 2007 - Am Coll Physicians Background: Although abnormal screening mammograms deleteri- ously affect the
psychological well-being of women during the time immediately surrounding the
tests, their long-term effects are poorly understood. Cited by 36 - Related articles - All 4 versions
S Hofvind, S Thoresen, S Tretli - CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians - interscience.wiley.com Biennial breast cancer screening for women ages 50-69 years is recommended by
the World Health Organization. It has been claimed that the cumulative risk of a
false-positive recall is a significant disadvantage in breast cancer ... Cited by 33 - Related articles - All 3 versions
- ►rsmjournals.com [PDF] G Meystre-Agustoni, F Paccaud, A Jeannin, F … - Journal of Medical Screening, 2001 - jms.rsmjournals.com Abstract Objectives—To follow up anxiety in a cohort of women screened for
breast can- cer. Methods—Within the framework of a pilot screening programme
for breast cancer in the Canton of Vaud (Switzerland), a cohort of 924 ... Cited by 20 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
C Lampic, E Thurfjell, PO Sjödén - European Journal of Cancer, 2003 - Elsevier The aim was to investigate the influence of undergoing further examinations due
to a false-positive mammogram on women's re-attendance at the next scheduled
screening and their frequency of breast self-examination (BSE). Study ... Cited by 21 - Related articles - All 11 versions
IM Lipkus, S Halabi, TS Strigo, BK Rimer - Psycho-oncology, 2000 - interscience.wiley.com Few studies have examined the impact of abnormal mammograms on subsequent
mammography screening and psychosocial outcomes specifically as a function of
the length of time that has passed since the abnormal test result. This ... Cited by 35 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 2 versions
- ►oxfordjournals.org MB Barton, DS Morley, S Moore, JD Allen, … - JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2004 - jnci.oxfordjournals.org Background: Few studies have evaluated interventions to decrease a woman's
anxiety after she receives an abnormal mammogram (ie, one with a recommendation
for follow-up). We performed a controlled trial to compare the effects of ... Cited by 48 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
- ►rsmjournals.com [PDF] SH Njor, AH Olsen, W Schwartz, I Vejborg, E … - Journal of Medical Screening, 2007 - jms.rsmjournals.com Predicting the risk of a false-positive test for women ... Sisse Helle Njor,
Anne Helene Olsen, Walter Schwartz, Ilse Vejborg and Elsebeth Lynge ............
............................................................................ ... Cited by 4 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
P Absetz, AR Aro, SR Sutton - Psycho-oncology, 2003 - interscience.wiley.com This prospective study examined whether the psychological impact of organized
mammography screening is influenced by women's pre-existing experience with
breast cancer and perceived susceptibility (PS) to the disease. From a ... Cited by 29 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
AR Aro, S Pilvikki Absetz, TM Van Elderen, E … - European Journal of Cancer, 2000 - Elsevier The aim of this study was to examine psychological distress in a mammography
screening process as a consequence of screening after adjusting for background,
personality and prescreening distress. Subjects, aged 50 years, were ... Cited by 43 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
I Jatoi, K Zhu, M Shah, W Lawrence - Breast cancer research and treatment, 2006 - Springer Abstract Background In the United States, approximately 10.7% of all screening
mammograms lead to a false- positive result, but the overall impact of
false-positives on psychological well-being is poorly understood. Materials ... Cited by 5 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
