The relation between projected breast cancer risk, perceived cancer risk, and mammography use : Results from the national health interview survey

Although the use of mammography on at regular intervals can save lives, not all women obtain the repeat mammography recommended in guidelines. To assess the associations between routine mammography use, perceived cancer risk, and actual projected cancer risk. We include women who were 45 to 75 years...

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Published in:Journal of general internal medicine : JGIM 2006-02, Vol.21 (2), p.158-164
Main Authors: GROSS, C. P, FILARDO, G, SINGH, H. S, FREEDMAN, A. N, FARRELL, M. H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Breast Neoplasms - etiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Genital system. Mammary gland
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Health Surveys
Humans
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Mammary gland diseases
Mammography - statistics & numerical data
Mammography - utilization
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
Original
Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry
Risk Assessment
Self-Assessment
Tumors
United States
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Summary:Although the use of mammography on at regular intervals can save lives, not all women obtain the repeat mammography recommended in guidelines. To assess the associations between routine mammography use, perceived cancer risk, and actual projected cancer risk. We include women who were 45 to 75 years of age and who had responded to the 2000 National Health Interview Survey. Women who reported that they believed their risk of getting cancer in the future was "medium" or "high" were considered jointly as "medium/high-risk perception.""Routine mammography use" was defined as having > or =3 mammograms in the previous 6 years. We used logistic regression to determine the independent relation between cancer risk perception, projected breast cancer risk, and routine mammography use. Of the 6,002 women who met our inclusion criteria, 63.1% reported routine mammography use. About 76% of women in the highest quartile of projected breast cancer risk reported routine mammography use, compared with only 68%, 64%, and 51% in the third, second, and first quartiles, respectively (P
ISSN:0884-8734
1525-1497
DOI:10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.00312.x