Dense Breast Notification Laws, Education, and Women's Awareness and Knowledge of Breast Density: a Nationally Representative Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To date, 38 states have enacted dense breast notification (DBN) laws mandating that mammogram reports include language informing women of risks related to dense breast tissue.

Objective

Nationally representative survey to assess the association between residing in a state with a DBN law and women's awareness and knowledge about breast density, and breast cancer anxiety.

Design

Internet survey conducted in 2018 with participants in KnowledgePanel®, an online research panel.

Participants

English-speaking US women ages 40-59 years without a personal history of breast cancer who had received at least one screening mammogram (N = 1928; survey completion rate 68.2%).

Main measures

(1) Reported history of increased breast density, (2) knowledge of th

SUBMITTER: Kyanko KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7351910 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature