Women's decision-making regarding risk-stratified breast cancer screening and prevention from the perspective of international healthcare professionals.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Increased knowledge of breast cancer risk factors may enable a paradigm shift from one-size-fits-all breast cancer screening to screening and subsequent prevention guided by a woman's individual risk of breast cancer. Professionals will play a key role in informing women about this new personalised screening and prevention programme. Therefore, it is essential to explore professionals' views of the acceptability of this new programme, since this may affect shared decision-making.

Methods

Professionals from three European countries (the Netherlands, United Kingdom, and Sweden) participated in digital concept mapping, a systematic mixed methods approach used to explore complex multidimensional constructs.

Results

Across the three countries, professionals pr

SUBMITTER: Rainey L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5983562 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature