Evaluating how Women React and Respond to Evidence about the Benefits and Harms of Breast Cancer Screening
This study evaluates how women react and respond to evidence about the benefits and harms of screening mammography for breast cancer and the consequences for decision-making and trust. Cancer screening for the right patients at the right level of cancer risk can save lives. However, over the last several years most expert groups have de-intensified many screening recommendations as a result of emerging evidence of net harms for certain populations. Newer recommendations for mammography screening highlight a tailored approach based on age and risk and comorbidities, aiming to minimize harms and target women who could benefit the most. Research suggests that many women react negatively to mammography evidence. This study seeks to evaluate the negative responses to mammography screening in women without breast cancer.