Attitudes towards risk-stratified breast cancer screening: a population-based survey among 5,001 Danish women

The individual woman’s risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer can now be estimated more precisely, and screening can be stratified accordingly. The risk assessment requires that women are willing to provide a blood test, additional personal information, to know their risk, and alter screening intervals. This study aimed to investigate Danish women’s attitudes towards risk-stratified breast cancer screening. An online, cross-sectional survey was conducted among Danish women aged 52–67 years. We used logistic regression analyses to assess how personal characteristics were associated with the women’s attitudes. 5,001 women completed the survey (response rate 44