Re-attendance in supplemental breast MRI screening rounds of the DENSE trial for women with extremely dense breasts.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Supplemental MRI screening improves early breast cancer detection and reduces interval cancers in women with extremely dense breasts in a cost-effective way. Recently, the European Society of Breast Imaging recommended offering MRI screening to women with extremely dense breasts, but the debate on whether to implement it in breast cancer screening programs is ongoing. Insight into the participant experience and willingness to re-attend is important for this discussion.

Methods

We calculated the re-attendance rates of the second and third MRI screening rounds of the DENSE trial. Moreover, we calculated age-adjusted odds ratios (ORs) to study the association between characteristics and re-attendance. Women who discontinued MRI screening were asked to provide one or

SUBMITTER: Veenhuizen SGA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11399182 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature