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Effect of false-positive screening mammograms on rescreening in Western Australia

Nathan A M Dunn
Med J Aust 2012; 197 (9) || doi: 10.5694/mja12.11093
Published online: 5 November 2012

To the Editor: In their recent article on false-positive screening mammograms and their effect on rescreening rates within the BreastScreen WA (BSWA) program, Sim and colleagues posit that an absolute reduction in future rescreening of 3 percentage points can be seen among women who are recalled for assessment but do not have breast cancer.1

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  • Cancer Screening Services Branch, Queensland Health, Brisbane, QLD.



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  • 1. Sim MJH, Siva SP, Ramli IS, et al. Effect of false-positive screening mammograms on rescreening in Western Australia. Med J Aust 2012; 196: 693-695.

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