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Assessing and Understanding Reactance, Self-Exemption, Disbelief, Source Derogation and Information Conflict in Reaction to Overdiagnosis in Mammography Screening: Scale Development and Preliminary Validation – Laura D. Scherer, Krithika Suresh, Carmen L. Lewis, et al.

Krista Verlis2023-10-23T15:12:37+11:00Breast cancer, Overdiagnosis, Publications|

Overdiagnosis is a concept central to making informed breast cancer screening decisions, and yet when provided information about overdiagnosis, some people are skeptical. This research developed a measure that assessed different ways in which people might express skepticism about overdiagnosis (reactance, self-exemption, disbelief, source derogation [...]

Australian women’s judgements about using artificial intelligence to read mammograms in breast cancer screening – Stacy M. Carter, Lucy Carolan, Yves Saint James Aquino, et al.

Krista Verlis2023-10-23T15:12:18+11:00AI, Breast cancer, Publications, Screening|

Although women were positive about the potential of breast screening AI, they argued strongly that humans must remain as central actors in breast screening systems and consistently expressed high expectations of the performance of breast screening AI. Women expected clear lines of responsibility for decision-making, [...]

Impact of Surveillance Mammography Intervals Less Than One Year on Performance Measures in Women With a Personal History of Breast Cancer – Janie M. Lee, Laura E. Ichikawa, Karen J. Wernli, et al.

Krista Verlis2023-10-23T15:11:54+11:00Breast cancer, Publications|

Truncated follow-up, if less than one year to the next surveillance mammogram, enabled second breast cancers to be associated with a single preceding mammogram and resulted in more accurate estimates of diagnostic performance for national benchmarks.

Psychosocial outcomes and health service use after notifying women participating in population breast screening when they have dense breasts: a BreastScreen Queensland randomised controlled trial – Brooke Nickel, Nick Ormiston-Smith, Lisa Hammerton, et al.

Krista Verlis2023-10-23T15:10:51+11:00Breast cancer, Breast density, Publications, Randomised Control Trial (RCT), Research|

Robust evidence regarding the benefits and harms of notifying Australian women when routine breast screening identifies that they have dense breasts is needed for informing future mammography population screening practice and policy. Objectives of this RCT are to assess the psychosocial and health services use [...]

Acceptability of a Hypothetical Reduction in Routinely Scheduled Clinic Visits Among Patients With History of a Localized Melanoma (MEL-SELF): Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial – Dorothy Drabarek, Deonna Ackermann, Ellie Medcalf, Katy J L Bell

Krista Verlis2023-10-23T15:06:48+11:00Melanoma, Patient-led surveillance, Publications|

Participants suggested that prerequisites for a reduction in routinely scheduled visits with melanoma doctors would include that sufficient time had elapsed since the previous diagnosis without a new primary melanoma or recurrence, an unscheduled appointment could be made at short notice if the patient noticed [...]

Women’s views about current and future management of Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS): A mixed-methods study – Brooke Nickel, Kirsten McCaffery, Jesse Jansen, et al.

Krista Verlis2023-10-23T15:05:42+11:00Breast cancer, Clinical trials, Health literacy, Publications|

We found that public awareness of DCIS remains very low, but women developed reasonable understanding of DCIS following a short informational presentation. There was substantial support for offering the option of de-escalated treatment for low-risk DCIS, especially among older women. If clinical trials are to [...]

AI for mammography screening: enter evidence from prospective trials – Nehmat Houssami & M. Luke Marinovich

Thomas Dakin2023-10-18T14:14:00+11:00AI, Breast cancer, Cancer, Publications, Screening|

As new evidence emerges from prospective trials of AI for breast screening, population screening programmes and imaging services there will also be a need to consider participants’ views and expectations of AI performance before it can be implemented in screening. Maintaining public trust in cancer [...]

Two-year follow-up of participants in the BreastScreen Victoria pilot trial of tomosynthesis versus mammography: breast density-stratified screening outcomes – Nehmat Houssami et al

Lucia Marcello2023-06-28T16:10:21+10:00Breast cancer, Breast density, Cancer, Imaging, Overdiagnosis, Publications, Screening|

This follow-up study of BreastScreen Victoria’s pilot trial of digital breast tomosynthesis aimed to report interval cancer rates, screening sensitivity, and density-stratified outcomes for tomosynthesis vs mammography screening.

Towards consensus on managing high mammographic density in population breast screening? – Alberto Stefano Tagliafico & Nehmat Houssami

Lucia Marcello2023-06-28T16:05:03+10:00Breast cancer, Breast density, Cancer, Diagnostic system, Imaging, Publications, Screening|

On the basis of evidence from the Dense RCT, the recommendation for broader offer of MRI screening for those with dense breasts may be considered premature by some but tardy by others – what cannot be contested however is that screening tests should be acceptable, [...]

Interactions between Australian cancer physicians and the pharmaceutical industry: a qualitative study – Adrian M J Pokorny et al

Lucia Marcello2023-06-28T15:37:53+10:00Cancer, Conflicts of interest, Health professionals, Prescribing, Publications, Risk, Treatment|

Cancer physicians may have difficulty balancing the perceived need to interact with industry in modern cancer care while maintaining distance to minimise conflicts of interest. Further research is needed to assess management strategies in this area.

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