Table.

Information about risks and benefits of mammographic screening in 58 Australian pamphlets for women

Information provided	No (%) of pamphlets
Lifetime risk of developing breast cancer	35 (60)
Lifetime risk of dying from breast cancer	1 (2)
Survival from breast cancer	3 (5)
Relative risk reduction	13 (22)
Absolute risk reduction	0
Numbers needed to screen to avoid one death from breast cancer	0
Proportion of screened women who would be recalled	8 (14)
Proportion of breast cancers detected by mammography (sensitivity)	15 (26)
Proportion of women without breast cancer who would have a positive mammogram (specificity)	0
Proportion of women with a positive mammogram who would have breast cancer (positive predictive value)	0