SINGLE-VIEW SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY - PSYCHOLOGICAL, ENDOCRINE AND IMMUNOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF RECALLING FOR A COMPLETE 3-VIEW EXAMINATION

To investigate influences of a recall due to inconclusive findings on screening mammography, 45 women were examined with psychological ('moo d' and 'coping'), endocrine and immunological tests immediately after complete mammography (first interview), 2-3 days after the initial scr eening mammography, and 3 weeks after the women had been informed of n ormal findings (second interview). The mood score in the first intervi ew was significantly lower than in the second. No differences were fou nd in the endocrine and immunological tests. The recall for complete m ammography provoked a significant short-term emotional reaction not re flected in changes in the endocrine and immune functions.