The effect of a pre-scheduled appointment on attendance in a population-based mammography screening programme.

"Conflicts of interest : MG, EK, EV, BJ and PM are employed by the Centre for Cancer Detection (Centrum voor Kankeropsporing) which organises the PMSP in Flanders. Key pointsSending an invitation with a pre-scheduled appointment is an effective tool to increase screening attendance.The absolute gain in attendance varies depending on the screening history."

"Funding This research received no specific funding. The national and regional funders of the PMSP (‘Vlaamse Overheid' and ‘Rijksinstituut voor Ziekte- en Invaliditeitsverzekering') had no role in the study planning, collection of data, analysis, interpretation and in writing of this article. The contents of this study are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of the funder. Conflicts of interest: MG, EK, EV, BJ and PM are employed by the Centre for Cancer Detection (Centrum voor Kankeropsporing) which organises the PMSP in Flanders. Key pointsSending an invitation with a pre-scheduled appointment is an effective tool to increase screening attendance.The absolute gain in attendance varies depending on the screening history."