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Breast Cancer
New findings in breast cancer described by N.B. Nielsen and co-researchers
April 2nd, 2009
According to recent research published in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research, "The predictive value of perceived risk of breast cancer has previously mainly been compared to statistical risk models. We aimed to compare the women's perceived risk with the observed risk of a breast cancer diagnosis." "Women referred to mammography at a Danish public hospital (N=1021) were asked to complete a questionnaire about 2 weeks before the examination. The women were asked to rate their perceived risk of having breast cancer on a six-point scale with the anchor points very low risk (1) and very high risk (6). The perceived risk was compared with the diagnosis from the...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-04-02)
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