Improving mammographic screening test sensitivity

Improving rates of mammographic screening.

Perceived sensitivity of mammographic screening: women's views on test accuracy and financial compensation for missed cancers.

OBJECTIVES To estimate women's expectations of the accuracy of screening mammography and to explore attitudes towards compensation for missed cancers. DESIGN Cross sectional survey (by telephone). SETTING Australia; population-based survey conducted in April 1996. PARTICIPANTS Random sample of women aged 30-69 years. A total of 2935 women completed the Breast Health Survey (adjusted respo...

Quantitative estimates of sensitivity and specificity in mammographic screening.

Estimating the sensitivity of a screening test.

A commonly used estimate of a screening test's sensitivity, based on the prevalence at screening and the incidence of interval cancers, is shown to be logically unsound and quantitatively poor. An alternative simple estimate is proposed, based only on incidence rates.

Mammographic Screening for Breast Cancer

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