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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- 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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