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Breast Cancer Screening
Data on breast cancer screening discussed by W. Osterlie and colleagues
October 16th, 2008
"Despite much research on informed choice and the individuals' autonomy in organised medical screening, little is known about the individuals' decision-making process as expressed in their own words. To explore the decision-making process among women invited to a mammography screening programme," scientists in Trondheim, Norway report. "Women living in the counties of Sor- and Nord-Trondelag, Norway, invited to the first round of the Norwegian Breast Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) in 2003. Qualitative methods based on eight semi-structured focus-group interviews with a total of 69 women aged 50-69 years. The decision to attend mammography screening was not based on...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-10-16)
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