• Effect of invitation letter in language of origin on screening attendance: randomised controlled trial in BreastScreen Norway 

      Hofvind, Solveig Sand-Hanssen; Iqbal, Nadia; Thy, Jonas Evensen; Mangerud, Gunhild; Bhargava, Sameer; Zackrisson, Sophia; Berstad, Paula (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-09-19)
      Objective<p> <p>To explore attendance at organised mammographic screening among immigrant groups that received an invitation letter and information leaflet (invitation) in their language of origin and Norwegian compared with Norwegian only.<p> <p>Design <p>Randomised controlled trial. <p>Setting <p>Population based screening programme for breast cancer in Norway (BreastScreen Norway), which invites ...
    • Mammografiprogrammet – tidligere, i dag og i fremtiden 

      Holen, åsne Sørlien; Mangerud, Gunhild; Hofvind, Solveig Sand-Hanssen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-12)
      Mammografiprogrammet (engelsk: BreastScreen Norway) er det offentlige screeningprogrammet for brystkreft i Norge. Det startet som et pilotprosjekt i 1995 og ble gradvis landsdekkende frem til 2005. Programmet inviterer alle kvinner i alderen 50-69 år til mammografiscreening hvert annet år. Kreftregisteret har det administrative ansvaret for Mammografiprogrammet, mens screening skjer ved 30 ...
    • Overdiagnosis – exemplified with mammographic screening 

      Hofvind, Solveig Sand-Hanssen; Mangerud, Gunhild; Holen, åsne Sørlien; Ursin, Giske (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-12)
      Hovedmålsettingen med organisert mammografiscreening er å oppdage brystkreft i et tidlig stadium og dermed redusere sykelighet og dødelighet av sykdommen. En ulempe er overdiagnostikk. Verdens helseorganisasjons kreftforskningsinstitutt definerer overdiagnostikk i mammografiscreening som brystkreft som ikke ville blitt diagnostisert i kvinnens levetid dersom hun ikke hadde deltatt i screening. Vi ...
    • Women’s conceptual knowledge about breast cancer screening and overdiagnosis in Norway: a cross-sectional study 

      Tsuruda, Kaitlyn; Veierød, Marit Bragelien; Houssami, Nehmat; Wåde, Gunvor Gipling; Mangerud, Gunhild; Hofvind, Solveig (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-14)
      Objective To investigate conceptual knowledge about mammographic screening among Norwegian women. Design We administered a cross-sectional, web-based survey. We used multiple-choice questions and a grading rubric published by a research group from Australia. Setting Our Norwegian-language survey was open from April to June 2020 and targeted women aged 45–74 years. Participants 2033 women ...