Many women quit further screening after false-positive mammogram result
Only 56% of women return after two consecutive false positives, study.
A significant number of women are less likely to return for subsequent mammogram screenings after being frightened by false-positive results, a US study finds.
About 77% of women return for a regular mammogram after a true negative result, researchers report in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
But that percentage drops to 61% if a woman receives a false-positive reading, which requires a follow-up mammogram.
Furthermore, only 56% of women who receive false-positive results on two consecutive mammograms returned for regular screenings.
