ArticleJournal of women's health (2002)2014
Perceived versus objective breast cancer risk in diverse women.
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- How Do Healthy Women Perceive the Risk of Breast Cancer? The Role of Illness Perceptions and Compared Risk between Portugal and the U.A.E.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Accuracy of Perceived Breast Cancer Risk in Black and White Women with an Elevated Risk.Ethnicity & disease · 2022Article
- Accuracy of self-perceived risk perception of breast cancer development in Iranian women.BMC women's health · 2021Article
- Perceived Breast Cancer Risk among Female Undergraduate Students in Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of oncology · 2021Article
- Breast Cancer Risk Perception and Mammography Screening Behavior of Women in Northeast Brazil.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2020Article
- Women with Family History of Breast Cancer: How Much Are They Aware of Their Risk?Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2018Article
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- A Risk Assessment Comparison of Breast Cancer and Factors Affected to Risk Perception of Women in Turkey: A Cross-sectional Study.Iranian journal of public health · 2017Article
- The Complexity of Achieving the Promise of Precision Breast Cancer Screening.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2017Article
- Heart disease and breast cancer perceptions: Ethnic differences and relationship to attentional bias.Health psychology open · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundPrior research suggests that women do not accurately estimate their risk for breast cancer. Estimating and informing women of their risk is essential for tailoring appropriate screening and risk reduction strategies.
methodsData were collected for BreastCARE, a randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate a PC-tablet based intervention providing multiethnic women and their primary care physicians with tailored information about breast cancer risk. We included women ages 40-74 visiting general internal medicine primary care clinics at one academic practice and one safety net practice who spoke English, Spanish, or Cantonese, and had no personal history of breast cancer. We collected baseline information regarding risk perception and concern. Women were categorized as high risk (vs. average risk) if their family history met criteria for referral to genetic counseling or if they were in the top 5% of risk for their age based on the Gail or Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium Model (BCSC) breast cancer risk model.
resultsOf 1,261 participants, 25% (N=314) were classified as high risk. More average risk than high risk women had correct risk perception (72% vs. 18%); 25% of both average and high risk women reported being very concerned about breast cancer. Average risk women with correct risk perception were less likely to be concerned about breast cancer (odds ratio [OR]=0.3; 95% confidence interval [CI]=0.2-0.4) while high risk women with correct risk perception were more likely to be concerned about breast cancer (OR=5.1; 95%CI=2.7-9.6).
conclusionsMany women did not accurately perceive their risk for breast cancer. Women with accurate risk perception had an appropriate level of concern about breast cancer. Improved methods of assessing and informing women of their breast cancer risk could motivate high risk women to apply appropriate prevention strategies and allay unnecessary concern among average risk women.
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