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All labels prompted confusion and anxiety among patients. In contrast, physicians perceived that patients understood that labels they used across all label categories (abnormal, precursor-to-cancer and cancer) implied low risk for cancer progression. Patients preferred abnormal cells, particularly when first learning of their diagnosis, and desired additional information to distinguish their diagnosis from cancer and justify treatment. In contrast, physicians favoured precursor-to-cancer and cancer labels out of habit, to match labels that patients saw elsewhere (online, charts) and to convince patients to attend follow-up and treatment visits. 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