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MONDAY, April 23, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Patients who previously had a false-positive breast or prostate cancer screening test result are more likely to have future screenings, according to a study published online April 23 in Cancer<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Glen B. Taksler, Ph.D., from the Cleveland Clinic, and colleagues assessed whether 92,405 individuals aged 50 to 75 years (2006 to 2015) were up-to-date with their breast, prostate, or colorectal cancer screening. Differences in current status were assessed by whether patients had a previous false-positive test result.<\/p>\n
The researchers found that women were more likely to be up-to-date with breast cancer screening if they previously had false-positive mammography results both without breast biopsy (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.43) and with breast biopsy (aOR, 2.02; both P < 0.001). These same women were also more likely to be current for colorectal cancer screening (aOR range, 1.25 to 1.47, depending on breast biopsy; both P < 0.001). Similarly, men who previously had false-positive prostate cancer test results were more likely to be current with colorectal cancer screening (aOR without prostate imaging\/biopsy, 1.22 [P = 0.039] and aOR with imaging\/biopsy, 1.60 [P = 0.028]).<\/p>\n
“Prior experience with cancer screenings may influence a patient’s willingness to continue future screening,” the authors write.<\/p>\n
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