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Cumulative risk of a false‐positive screening result: A retrospective cohort study using empirical data from 10 biennial screening rounds in BreastScreen Norway

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False‐positive screening results are an inevitable and commonly recognized disadvantage of mammographic screening. This study estimated the cumulative probability of experiencing a first false‐positive screening result in women attending 10… Click to show full abstract

False‐positive screening results are an inevitable and commonly recognized disadvantage of mammographic screening. This study estimated the cumulative probability of experiencing a first false‐positive screening result in women attending 10 biennial screening rounds in BreastScreen Norway, which targets women aged 50 to 69 years.

Keywords: false positive; screening result; screening rounds; biennial screening; positive screening; rounds breastscreen

Journal Title: Cancer
Year Published: 2021

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