Table 2

Content of final decision aids, with italics for items found only in intervention (Int.)

Section	Summary of content
Title	Breast cancer screening: It’s your choice
Subtitle	New information to help women aged about 50 to make a decision
Introduction	Why is there a decision to make about having breast cancer screening?
	What is the purpose of this booklet?
	What is breast cancer screening?
	Box: Screening is for women without symptoms
	Making my choice about screening: Is this information relevant for me?
	What can I consider to help me make my decision?
	Box: There are 2 important things to know [Int.: 3 important things]
	Numbers presented are best available estimates
Mortality benefit	Screening leads to fewer women dying from breast cancer
	Explanation about the lower number of women who die of breast cancer
	Icon array of 1000 women screened over 20 years, showing how many: avoid dying from breast cancer because of screening still die from breast cancer in spite of screening
Overdetection	Screening leads to finding some breast cancers that are not harmful
	Explanation about overdetection and consequent overtreatment
	Icon array of 1000 women screened over 20 years, showing how many: experience overdetection are diagnosed with breast cancer that is not overdetection
	Conceptual illustration contrasting scenarios with vs without screening
	Box: Putting together breast cancer mortality benefit vs overdetection
False positive results	Screening leads to some false positive results and extra testing
	Explanation about false positive screening results
	Icon array of 1000 women screened over 20 years, showing how many: have a false positive with a biopsy have a false positive with other extra tests
Questions you may have	What happens after an abnormal screening result?
	How is overdetection different from false positives?
	How is breast cancer treated?
	If diagnosed, can I wait and see before I decide about treatment?
	Can I screen using ultrasound or some other test, or combine tests?
	How do we know that overdetection exists?
Making a choice: summary	Table comparing screening vs no screening, addressing (over 20 years): What are the chances of dying from breast cancer? What are the chances of experiencing overdetection? What are the chances of having a false positive and extra testing? What would I need to do?
Making a choice: summary	Key scientific articles
Glossary	List of 15 medical terms and what they mean [Int.: 16 terms]
Closing information	Further information sources (doctor, Cancer Council Helpline, websites)
	This booklet was developed in 2013 by STEP, University of Sydney
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