Downstream healthcare use following breast cancer screening: a register-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

For evaluation of breast cancer screening and informed prioritisation, it is important to examine the downstream healthcare use associated to participation. The objective of this study is to determine the healthcare use among breast cancer screening participants compared with screening-naïve controls.

Methods

The study is a register-based cohort study with 14 years of follow-up. We compare healthcare use among women who participated in the initial phase of the stepwise breast cancer screening implementation in Denmark (stratified on screening result: normal, false positive and breast cancer) compared with those invited in subsequent phases.

Results

Screening participants, especially those with false-positive results, tended to use primary healthcare service

SUBMITTER: Gram EG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12015073 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature