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USPSTF lowers age of first recommended mammograms to 40 from 50
By
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...
CDC: Social health needs lower older women’s chances of receiving mammograms
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 12, 2024
The cost of getting a mammogram and access to providers aren’t the only obstacles women face when it comes to getting mammograms, according to a new report. About 3 in 10 women between the ages of 50...
Poll: 62 percent of older adults don’t want age to dictate if they can be screened for cancer
By
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
By
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
By
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.
A first: Mammography screening guidelines issued for older breast cancer survivors
By
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.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, February 26
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 25, 2020
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Many elderly women with dementia receiving unnecessary mammograms, report finds
Jan 25, 2010
Thousands of elderly women with severe dementia are receiving mammograms, despite recommendations that this group should not be subject to this medical procedure, according to a recent study.