The content discusses a study conducted in Sweden that reveals an elevated incidence of developing and dying from breast cancer up to 20 years after receiving a false-positive mammography result. The study highlights the increased risk of breast cancer among women with false-positive results and emphasizes the importance of individualized risk-based breast cancer screening. Various factors such as age, breast density, and biopsy during recall influence breast cancer risk post false-positive mammography. The study also indicates that women with false-positive results have a higher risk of death from breast cancer, emphasizing the need for continued screening and intensive surveillance in the years following a false-positive result.
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by Sharon Worce... at www.medscape.com 11-14-2023
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/false-positive-mammography-results-and-risk-cancer-death-2023a1000shuDeeper Inquiries