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2. 1. Psychosocial consequences of false-positive mammography among women attending breast cancer screening. Assessment, prediction, and coping

   Author : Anetta Bolejko; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; women’s health; false-positive screening mammography; breast cancer screening; predictors; coping; Consequences of Screening – Breast Cancer questionnaire; Rasch model; psychometric evaluation;

   Abstract : One side-effect of breast cancer (BC) screening is a false-positive mammogram among healthy women. That is, finding(s) on a screening mammogram that lead to additional breast examinations but where the woman is eventually considered free from BC. There is evidence of short-term psychosocial consequences of false-positive BC screening. READ MORE