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Psychological impact of providing women with personalised 10-year breast cancer risk estimates.
British journal of cancer - 1 Jun 2018
French David P, Southworth Jake, Howell Anthony, Harvie Michelle, Stavrinos Paula, Watterson Donna, Sampson Sarah, Evans D Gareth, Donnelly Louise S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Predicting Risk of Cancer at Screening (PROCAS) study estimated 10-year breast cancer risk for 53,596 women attending NHS Breast Screening Programme. The present study, nested within the PROCAS study, aimed to assess the psychological impact of receiving breast cancer risk estimates, based on: (a) the Tyrer-Cuzick (T-C) algorithm including breast density or (b) T-C including breast density plus...
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