Mammography Screening Preferences Among Screening-Eligible Women in Their 40s : A National U.S. Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently changed its recommendation for mammography screening from informed decision making to biennial screening for women aged 40 to 49 years. Although many women welcome this change, some may prefer not to be screened at age 40 years.

Objective

To conduct a national probability-based U.S. survey to investigate breast cancer screening preferences among women aged 39 to 49 years.

Design

Pre-post survey with a breast cancer screening decision aid (DA) intervention. (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05376241).

Setting

Online national U.S. survey.

Participants

495 women aged 39 to 49 years without a history of breast cancer or a known BRCA1/2 gene mutation.

Intervention

A mammography screening DA pro

SUBMITTER: Scherer LD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11625414 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature