Table 1 Messages received by each group
Group | Type of message sent |
|---|---|
Group A Intervention group (benefit) | ● Susceptibility to cervical cancer. |
“The incidence rate of cervical cancer dramatically rises among individuals in their 20s and 30s”. | |
● The respective 5-year survival rate of cervical cancer in each clinical stage. | |
“The 5-year survival rate of cervical cancer is over 90% when the disease is localized”. | |
Group B Intervention group (benefit + risk) | Group B received the message including the above information, as well as information below. |
● Possibility of false negatives and interval cancer. | |
“Accuracy of screening is not 100%. There is risk of interval cancer”. | |
● Possibility of false positives and unnecessary treatment. | |
“More than 90% of positive or suspicious patients will not be diagnosed as cervical cancer”. | |
“You have risk for receiving unnecessary treatment”. | |
● Possibility of overdiagosis. | |
“It’s not sure whether detected cancer should be treated or not. You should talk with your doctor how to care the disease”. | |
Group C Control group (simple) | ● Usual reminder. |
“You are due for your cervical cancer screening”. |