Risk of breast cancer in women who attend the NHS breast screening programme: cohort study

Not all women invited to participate in the NHS breast screening programme will do so; those who do not may differ in their risk of breast cancer from those who do. This "self selection" for screening can result in women at either high or low risk being overrepresented in those screened.

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Published inBMJ Vol. 323; no. 7305; p. 140
Main Authors Threlfall, Anthony G, Woodman, Ciaran B J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London British Medical Journal Publishing Group 21.07.2001
British Medical Association
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
BMJ Publishing Group
BMJ
EditionInternational edition
Subjects
Analysis. Health state
Biological and medical sciences
Breast cancer
Breast Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Breast Neoplasms - epidemiology
Cancer screening
Cohort Studies
England - epidemiology
Epidemiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Friendship
General aspects
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Health risk assessment
Humans
Incidence
Mammary gland diseases
Mass Screening
Medical sciences
Medical screening
Middle Aged
Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Radiography
Risk Assessment
Self selection
State Medicine
Studies
Tumors
Womens health
United Kingdom
Europe
UK
Human
Mammary gland diseases
Participation
Cohort study
Adult
Female
Mammary gland
Denial
Malignant tumor
Epidemiology
Public health
Incidence
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Summary:Not all women invited to participate in the NHS breast screening programme will do so; those who do not may differ in their risk of breast cancer from those who do. This "self selection" for screening can result in women at either high or low risk being overrepresented in those screened.
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Correspondence to: C B J Woodman
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Correspondence to: C B J Woodman Ciaran.woodman@cce.man.ac.uk
Contributors: AGT and CBJW conceived the idea, designed the study, and wrote the paper. AGT compiled the data, undertook the analysis, and is guarantor of the work. David Mannion from the North Western region's breast screening quality assurance programme helped collect data from the screening units.
ISSN:0959-8138
0959-8146
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.323.7305.140