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- Title
Cumulative incidence of false-positive results in repeated, multimodal cancer screening.
- Authors
Croswell, Jennifer Miller; Kramer, Barnett S; Kreimer, Aimee R; Prorok, Phil C; Xu, Jian-Lun; Baker, Stuart G; Fagerstrom, Richard; Riley, Thomas L; Clapp, Jonathan D; Berg, Christine D; Gohagan, John K; Andriole, Gerald L; Chia, David; Church, Timothy R; Crawford, E David; Fouad, Mona N; Gelmann, Edward P; Lamerato, Lois; Reding, Douglas J; Schoen, Robert E
- Abstract
Multiple cancer screening tests have been advocated for the general population; however, clinicians and patients are not always well-informed of screening burdens. We sought to determine the cumulative risk of a false-positive screening result and the resulting risk of a diagnostic procedure for an individual participating in a multimodal cancer screening program.
- Publication
Annals of family medicine, 2009, Vol 7, Issue 3, p212
- ISSN
1544-1717
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1370/afm.942