Effects of awareness of breast cancer overdiagnosis among women with screen-detected or incidentally found breast cancer: a qualitative interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore experiences of women who identified themselves as having a possible breast cancer overdiagnosis.

Design

Qualitative interview study using key components of a grounded theory analysis.

Setting

International interviews with women diagnosed with breast cancer and aware of the concept of overdiagnosis.

Participants

Twelve women aged 48-77 years from the UK (6), USA (4), Canada (1) and Australia (1) who had breast cancer (ductal carcinoma in situ n=9, (invasive) breast cancer n=3) diagnosed between 2004 and 2019, and who were aware of the possibility of overdiagnosis. Participants were recruited via online blogs and professional clinical networks.

Results

Most women (10/12) became aware of overdiagnosis after their own diagnosis. All wer

SUBMITTER: Pickles K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9185559 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature