• Cumulative risk of a false-positive screening result: A retrospective cohort study using empirical data from 10 biennial screening rounds in BreastScreen Norway 

      Tsuruda, Kaitlyn; Larsen, Marthe; Roman, Marta; Hofvind, Solveig (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-21)
      <p><b>Background</b> False-positive screening results are an inevitable and commonly recognized disadvantage of mammographic screening. This study estimated the cumulative probability of experiencing a first false-positive screening result in women attending 10 biennial screening rounds in BreastScreen Norway, which targets women aged 50 to 69 years. <p><b>Methods</b> This retrospective ...
    • Fatal and non-fatal breast cancers in women targeted by BreastScreen Norway: a cohort study 

      Tsuruda, Kaitlyn; Hoff, Solveig Kristin Roth; Akslen, Lars Andreas; Hofvind, Solveig Sand-Hanssen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-12-04)
      Background - Many breast cancer survivors experience anxiety related to dying from their disease even if it is detected at an early stage. We aimed to increase knowledge about fatal and non-fatal breast cancer by describing how histopathological tumour profiles and detection modes were associated with 10-year breast cancer-specific survival.<p> <p>Methods - This cohort study included data from ...