Self-reported symptoms among participants in a population-based screening program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A limited number of studies have explored the association between self-reported symptoms and the risk of breast cancer among participants of population based screening programs.

Methods

We performed descriptive statistics on recall, screen-detected and interval cancer, positive predictive value and histopathological tumour characteristics by symptom group (asymptomatic, lump, and skin or nipple changes) as reported from 785,642 women aged 50-69 when they attended BreastScreen Norway 1996-2016. Uni- and multivariable mixed effects logistic regression models were used to analyze the association between symptom group and screen-detected or interval cancer. Results were presented as odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CI).

Results

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SUBMITTER: Larsen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7495098 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature