The introduction of risk stratified screening into the NHS breast screening Programme: views from British-Pakistani women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

UK national guidelines suggest women at high-risk of breast cancer should be offered more frequent screening or preventative medications. Currently, only 1 in 6 high-risk women are identified. One route to identify more high-risk women is via multifactorial risk assessment as part of the UK's NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP). As lower socioeconomic and minority ethnic populations continue to experience barriers to screening, it is important that any new service does not exacerbate issues further. To inform service development, this study explored views of women from underserved backgrounds regarding the introduction of risk stratification into the NHSBSP.

Methods

Nineteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with British-Pakistani women from low socioe

SUBMITTER: Woof VG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7240981 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature