Monday 21 April 2014

False-positive mammograms have limited effect on anxiety

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women whose mammograms suggest possible breast cancer that is eventually ruled out experience slightly increased anxiety, but that doesn't necessarily affect their overall health, according to a new study. What's more, the increased anxiety appears to dissipate within a year, write the researchers in JAMA Internal Medicine. "We provide one more piece of evidence that women need to be well informed of the outcome of screenings," Anna Tosteson told Reuters Health. "Especially women 40 to 49 (years old) need to think about how they would feel about having a false-positive mammogram." Tosteson is the study's lead author from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College in Lebanon, New Hampshire. via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..

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