Moshina, Nataliia http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1477-1968
Backmann, Heinrich A.
Skaane, Per
Hofvind, Solveig
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Oslo
Article History
Received: 20 January 2023
Revised: 26 August 2023
Accepted: 2 September 2023
First Online: 8 November 2023
Declarations
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: Data from the Cancer Registry of Norway (CRN) has been used in this publication. The interpretation and reporting of these data are the sole responsibility of the authors, and no endorsement by CRN is intended nor should be inferred.
: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Solveig Hofvind.
: The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies, whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.Solveig Hofvind is the head of BreastScreen Norway but have an independent fixed position at the Cancer Registry of Norway which administers the program.
: The statistical analyses were planned and performed by Elin W. Bjornson and critically reviewed by Marthe Larsen, both have significant statistical expertise.
: Written informed consent was not required for this study because we used de-identified data from women who did not refuse the Cancer Registry of Norway to use their data for quality assurance and research.This study has a legal basis in accordance with Articles 6 (1) (e) and 9 (2) (j) of the GDPR. The data was disclosed with legal bases in the Cancer Registry Regulations section 3-1 and the Health Register Act section 19 a to 19 h. Data from women with negative screening result who have made a reservation against permanent storage of their personal data in the Norwegian Cancer Registry is not included in the dataset, cf. Cancer Registry Regulations section 1-9 (2) and the Personal Health Data Filing System Act, section 11(3).
: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained. The data protection officer for research at Oslo University Hospital (PVO 20/12601) approved this large register study.
: Women with tumours < 10 mm (<i>n</i>=5152) were reported in a Research Presentation at the European Congress of Radiology 05.05.2023.Study subjects or cohorts have not been reported elsewhere.
: • retrospective• performed at one institution