Text message reminders boost breast cancer screening attendance
Thursday, March 19, 2015 - 08:30
in Health & Medicine
Women who received a text message reminding them about their breast cancer screening appointment were 20 per cent more likely to attend than those who were not texted, according to a study. "Our research found that a cheap, simple text-message-reminder could boost the number of women -- especially those from deprived areas -- attending screening, or cancelling in advance," authors said.