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The Long-Term Effects of False-Positive Mammograms
- John Brodersen, MD, GP, PhD; and
- Hanne Thorsen, MD, PhD
- From the Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
TO THE EDITOR:
We acknowledge Brewer and colleagues' work in their systematic review of the long-term effects of false-positive mammography (1). We are currently conducting several projects on the psychosocial consequences of having a false-positive cancer screening result, and we would like to contribute some of the knowledge gained from our research.
In a systematic review about the adequacy of measuring short- and long-term consequences of false-positive screening mammography (2), we concluded: “Given the inadequacy of the measurement instruments used, any current conclusions about …
