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Table 3 Detection rate of breast cancer at the next rescreen by type of previous negative mammography report.

From: Incidence, detection, and tumour stage of breast cancer in a cohort of Italian women with negative screening mammography report recommending early (short-interval) rescreen

 

Mammography report

 

Standard negative

Negative with RES

Women at rescreen, n

127,936

2557

Abnormal results, n (%)

4125 (3.2)

161 (6.3)

DET, n (rate)*

539 (4.2)

18 (7.0)

EXP, n

304.5

5.9

DET:EXP ratio (95% CI)

1.77 (1.62-1.93)

3.04 (1.80-4.81)

Ratio† of the DET:EXP ratios (95% CI)

1.00 (referent)

1.72 (1.01-2.74)

  1. * Per 1000 women.
  2. † Adjusted for woman's age (5-year groups).
  3. RES, recommendation for early (<24 months) rescreen; DET, detected (screen-detected); DET:EXP ratio, ratio of screen-detected cancers to cancers expected based on the underlying incidence; CI, confidence interval.
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