Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: False‐positive cancer screening tests are a troubling yet inevitable facet of cancer screening. Although false‐positive examinations are known to lead to short‐term anxiety and additional testing, to the authors' knowledge little data have existed regarding the long‐term impact of these false‐positive experiences on future cancer screening behavior until the work by Taksler et al. See also pages 2390‐8, this issue.
Source: Cancer
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.31267
Authors: David C. Johnson, Joann G. Elmore
Institution: University of California, Los Angeles
Language: English
Subfield: Oncology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2802545334