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Compliance With Screening Mammography Guidelines After a False-Positive Mammogram.

Lara A Hardesty¹, Kimberly E Lind¹, Eric J Gutierrez²

¹Department of Radiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado.

Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR

|May 29, 2016

Summary

A prior false-positive mammogram does not deter women from adhering to screening mammography guidelines. Women who return for screening after a false-positive result show similar compliance rates to those with negative mammograms.

Keywords:

Screening mammography breast cancer false-positive mammogram

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Background:

Screening mammography is crucial for early breast cancer detection.
False-positive mammograms can cause patient anxiety and potentially impact future screening behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

To determine if women with a false-positive mammogram are less compliant with screening guidelines compared to women with negative mammograms.
To investigate the impact of prior false-positive mammograms on adherence to recommended screening intervals.

Main Methods:

Retrospective cohort study of 9,385 screening mammograms in women over 40.
Linear regression and Fisher's exact test were used to analyze time between mammograms and compliance with screening guidelines.
Adjustments were made for mammogram location and patient age.

Main Results:

No significant difference in time between mammograms was found based on prior recall status (P = .83).
No association was observed between compliance with screening guidelines and prior mammogram recall status (ACR P = .398, USPSTF P = .416).
Noncompliant women previously recalled were more likely to use outpatient offices over mobile units for mammography.

Conclusions:

A prior false-positive mammogram does not significantly deter compliance with screening mammography guidelines among women who return for subsequent screenings.
Findings suggest that false-positive results do not negatively influence adherence to recommended screening schedules.