Cumulative probability of false-positive recall or biopsy recommendation after 10 years of screening mammography: a cohort study

• Published in: Annals of internal medicine Vol. 155; no. 8; p. 481
• Main Authors: Hubbard, Rebecca A, Kerlikowske, Karla, Flowers, Chris I, Yankaskas, Bonnie C, Zhu, Weiwei, Miglioretti, Diana L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 18.10.2011
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Biopsy; Breast Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Breast Neoplasms - pathology; False Positive Reactions; Female; Humans; Mammography - standards; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Staging; Probability; Prospective Studies; Time Factors

False-positive mammography results are common. Biennial screening may decrease the cumulative probability of false-positive results across many years of repeated screening but could also delay cancer diagnosis. To compare the cumulative probability of false-positive results and the stage distributio...