Predictors of re-attendance at biennial screening mammography following a false positive referral:A study among women in the south of the Netherlands

Aim: A false positive (FP) referral after screening mammography may influence a woman's likelihood to re-attend the screening program. The impact of having a FP result in the first or subsequent screening round on re-attendance after a FP result was investigated. In addition, we aimed to study differences in re-attendance rates between women who underwent non-invasive and invasive additional examinations as part of the diagnostic work-up following a FP referral. Methods: A consecutive series of 13,597 women with a FP referral following biennial screening mammography in the south of the Netherl... Mehr ...