A large population-based cohort study conducted in Sweden found an elevated incidence of developing and dying of breast cancer up to 20 years after a false-positive mammography result. Women with a false-positive result had a greater risk of developing and dying of breast cancer compared to those without a false-positive result.
False-positive mammography results are common, but a large population-based cohort study conducted in Sweden found an elevated incidence of developing and dying of breast cancer up to 20 years after a false-positive result . Women with a false-positive mammography result had 61% greater risk of developing breast cancer and an 84% greater risk of dying of breast cancer compared with those who did not have a false-positive result .
However, the investigators also found that the risk for breast cancer varied by individual characteristics such as age and breast density. The analysis provides clues about which patients with false-positive mammography results will go on to develop breast cancer and "can be used to develop individualized risk-basedAbout 11% of women in the US and 2.5% in Europe will receive a false-positive result after a single mammography screening, and previous research shows that these women have a higher risk of developing breast cancer compared with women without false-positive result
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