Published in:
01-05-2008 | Poster presentation
What is the psychological impact of mammographic screening on younger women with a family history of breast cancer? Findings from a prospective cohort study (PIMMS)
Authors:
S Tyndel, J Austoker, BJ Henderson, K Brain, C Bankhead, A Clements, E Watson, the PIMMS Study Management Group
Published in:
Breast Cancer Research
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Special Issue 2/2008
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Excerpt
It is not yet known whether the benefits of regular screening for women with a family history of breast cancer (FHBC) outweigh the harms. One of the harms associated with having a mammogram is recall for further tests such as additional imaging and biopsies [
1]. This has been shown to cause significant anxiety in the short term, and possibly the long term, in women in routine screening [
2]. Given the greater cancer worry in women with a FHBC [
3], it is possible they may be particularly adversely affected by a recall. This multicentre, prospective study investigated both the positive and negative psychological effects of regular mammographic screening in women <50 years with a family history of breast cancer [
4]. …
