The influence of a false-positive mammogram on a woman's subsequent behaviour for detecting breast cancer.

The aim was to investigate the influence of undergoing further examinations due to a false-positive mammogram on women's re-attendance at the next scheduled screening and their frequency of breast self-examination (BSE). Study participants included 517 women (62% response) recalled due to findings on screening mammograms indicating possible malignancies, and a matched control group of 285 women (68% response) with normal mammograms. Participants completed five and three questionnaires, respectively, during the 2 years following screening participation.

Attainment and importance of life values among patients with primary breast cancer.

The main aims of this study were to investigate the extent to which women with recently diagnosed primary breast cancer (N = 29) and matched control subjects without cancer (N = 29) differ in perceived attainment and importance of life values and to study prospectively life value ratings during 1 year in a large group of recent attendees at mammography screening (N = 706). Life values were assessed by a study-specific version of a life value questionnaire, including ratings of the perceived attainment and importance of seven life value dimensions. Women with a recent diagnosis of primary breast cancer were found to attribute significantly more importance to positive relations than healthy controls.

Mammographically-guided fine needle aspiration in differential diagnosis of cystic versus solid rounded masses smaller than 2 cm detected at mammographic screening.

Purpose: To evaluate mammographically-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) in the differential diagnosis of smaller cystic and solid rounded masses, detected at screening.

Materials And Methods: All mammographically-guided FNAs performed in a consecutive series of 5013 women recalled in a population-based screening programme were reviewed. FNA was done with a perforated compression plate in 369 masses and stereotactically in 259 masses.

Life values before versus after a breast cancer diagnosis.

The main aim of this study was to investigate whether women's life values change with a breast cancer diagnosis. In addition, associations between life values and anxiety/depression ratings were investigated. Life value changes were prospectively studied in 517 women recalled for further examination after attending mammographic screening, 38 of whom were diagnosed with primary breast cancer.