Cost-effectiveness breast cancer screening pre-assessment referral rate
Conditions
Interventions
The modified assessment strategy -i.e. the intervention- can be summarised as follows.
All women referred for further assessment will be classified in three groups, using the BI-RADS classification
- Women with a BI-RADS code 4 or 5 (suspicious for malignancy) will be referred to full hospital assessment, as in current screening practice, since non-invasive pre-assessment will not be sufficient
- Women with a BI-RADS code 0 (more information needed) will be referred (within 2 working days) for non-invasive pre-assessment in the screening setting consisting of additional or magnification mamm
Sponsors
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Included are all women who are screened at the participating units and are referred on the basis of a positive screening examination.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Those who are not able to understand the Dutch language (informed consent) 2. Those who are in a state of diminished responsibility 3. Those who are mentally disabled.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Negative predictive value | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Quality of life - Anxiety - Satisfaction with the assessment strategy | — |
Contacts
Public ContactM.J.M. Broeders
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and HTA PO Box 9101
Outcome results
None listed