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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2004 96(15):1186-1187; doi:10.1093/jnci/djh238
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Re: Decreasing Women’s Anxieties After Abnormal Mammograms: A Controlled Trial

Daniel B. Kopans

Correspondence to: Daniel B. Kopans, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Avon Foundation Comprehensive Breast Evaluation Center, Wand Ambulatory Care Center, Ste. 240, 15 Parkman St., Boston, MA 02114 (e-mail: kopans.daniel@mgh.harvard.edu)

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Anyone reading the paper by Barton et al. (1) on decreasing anxiety associated with false-positive mammograms should consider the following points. First, as explained below, there is a greater potential for false-negative mammograms when immediate interpretations are rendered than when they are not. Second, the authors have . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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RESPONSE: Re: Decreasing Women’s Anxieties After Abnormal Mammograms: A Controlled Trial
Mary B. Barton and Suzanne W. Fletcher
J Natl Cancer Inst 2004 96: 1187. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]