How do women who are informed that they are at increased risk of breast cancer appraise their risk? A systematic review of qualitative research

VG Woof, A Howell, L McWilliams… - British Journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
This review aimed to synthesise qualitative research on how women notified that they are at
increased risk of breast cancer view their risk. Five electronic databases were systematically …

Understanding the role of health information in patients' experiences: secondary analysis of qualitative narrative interviews with people diagnosed with cancer in …

S Blödt, M Kaiser, Y Adam, S Adami, M Schultze… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To analyse the role and meaning of health information in individuals' experiences
with either breast, colorectal or prostate cancer in order to better understand unmet …

A validated risk prediction model for breast cancer in US black women

JR Palmer, G Zirpoli, KA Bertrand… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Breast cancer risk prediction models are used to identify high-risk women for
early detection, targeted interventions, and enrollment into prevention trials. We sought to …

Engaging women with limited health literacy in mammography decision-making: Perspectives of patients and primary care providers

CM Gunn, A Maschke, MK Paasche-Orlow… - Journal of General …, 2021 - Springer
Background Limited health literacy is a driver of cancer disparities and associated with less
participation in medical decisions. Mammography screening decisions are an exemplar of …

Discussions of potential mammography benefits and harms among patients with limited health literacy and providers:“Oh, there are harms?”

A Maschke, MK Paasche-Orlow… - Journal of health …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Starting breast cancer screening at age 40 versus 50 may increase potential harms
frequency with a small mortality benefit. Younger women's screening decisions, therefore …

NRG oncology/national surgical adjuvant breast and bowel project decision-making project-1 results: decision making in breast cancer risk reduction

C Holmberg, H Bandos, A Fagerlin, TB Bevers… - Cancer Prevention …, 2017 - AACR
Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) reduce breast cancer risk. Adoption of
SERMs as prevention medication remains low. This is the first study to quantify social …

[HTML][HTML] The ticking time-bomb. Health literacy in the context of genetic risk prediction in familial breast-ovarian cancer; A qualitative study

M Lorke, L Harzheim, K Rhiem, C Woopen… - Qualitative research in …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Personalised methods of predicting breast and ovarian cancer risk through genetic testing
increasingly demand a person's understanding and critical appraisal of risk-related …

Talking numbers: how women and providers use risk scores during and after risk counseling–a qualitative investigation from the NRG Oncology/NSABP DMP-1 study

SB Blakeslee, CM Gunn, PA Parker, A Fagerlin… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Little research exists on how risk scores are used in counselling. We examined
(a) how Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool (BCRAT) scores are presented during …

Understanding decision making about breast cancer prevention in action: the intersection of perceived risk, perceived control, and social context: NRG oncology …

CM Gunn, BG Bokhour, VA Parker… - Medical Decision …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Literature on decision making about breast cancer prevention focuses on
individual perceptions and attitudes that predict chemoprevention use, rather than the …

Perceptions of alcohol health harm among midlife men in England: a qualitative interview study

J Larsen, S Christmas, A Souter - Health, Risk & Society, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years attention has been directed at harmful levels of alcohol consumption among
middle-aged and older people. In England, midlife men are over-represented in the social …