Recruitment procedures and informed consent

During the data collection period, all women attending for screening were eligible to participate. On arrival, the radiographers briefly explained the research according to agreed protocol and asked each woman if she would like to take away an Information Pack containing a survey questionnaire, Participant Information Sheet and postage paid, pre-addressed envelope. All attendees then proceeded with their mammogram as usual. Informed consent was assumed only if and when a completed questionnaire was returned. No patient identifiable data were collected.