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USPSTF lowers age of first recommended mammograms to 40 from 50
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Kristen Fischer
May 01, 2024
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) said in a report released Tuesday that all women should start getting mammograms every other year starting at age 40. The guideline moves the regular...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, April 17
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 17, 2024
Leqembi slow to catch on, but spending may surge … Older adults in NYC missed out on COVID-19 vaccines early on due to misallocation of resources … Intergenerational program explores attitudes on...
Clinical briefs for Monday, Dec. 11
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Kristen Fischer
Dec 11, 2023
White House threatens patent protection to lower drug costs … Study eyes reason behind memory loss in older adults … Statins can ease dementia severity in some people … Low, high-tech tools to reduce...
Poll: 62 percent of older adults don’t want age to dictate if they can be screened for cancer
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Kristen Fischer
Sep 29, 2023
A new poll finds that 62% of people between the ages of 50 and 80 don’t want guidelines for determining when to stop cancer screenings, such as mammograms and colonoscopies, to be based on life expectancy.
Older women are being overdiagnosed with breast cancer — especially those over 85
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 09, 2023
Women over 70 could be getting overdiagnosed for breast cancer, a new study finds.
USPSTF recommends biennial screening mammography from ages 40 to 74
May 10, 2023
New draft recommendations advocate starting biennial mammographies at age 40. Evidence said to be insufficient for screenings in women aged 75 years and older.
Harms of overdiagnosis outweigh benefits of mammography after age 75: study
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 24, 2021
Overdiagnosis and overtreatment after late-life screenings may harm more older women than are helped — especially those with multiple comorbidities, investigators say.
Two new drugs show promise for hard-to-treat breast, prostate cancers
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 07, 2021
Cancer drug Lynparza (olaparib) reduced the risk of disease recurrence or death in certain aggressive breast cancers by 42% after surgery, while a new prostate cancer treatment improved survival by tracking...
A first: Mammography screening guidelines issued for older breast cancer survivors
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 29, 2021
The guidance, developed by a national panel of experts, aims to correct the inconsistent use of mammography in this population, especially when life expectancy is limited, the authors say.