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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychooncology. 2018 Apr 17;27(6):1635–1641. doi: 10.1002/pon.4708

Table 2.

Hypothetical Scenarios about Discontinuing Mammograms.

What circumstances would lead you to stop having mammograms?
Health Status and Life Expectancy
  1. Having other medical condition
  2. Having severe memory problems
  3. Living in a nursing home
  4. Having a life expectancy of <5 years
Doctor’s Recommendation
  5. Doctor said you would not live long enough to benefit
  6. Doctor said mammogram would not make you live longer
Preferences for Treatment
  7. Not willing to undergo treatment for breast cancer
Expert/Government Recommendation
  8. Screening recommendations by experts or governmental panels