Cancer screening among older adults: a geriatrician's perspective on breast, cervical, colon, prostate, and lung cancer screening

AA Kotwal, LC Walter - Current oncology reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review We summarize the evidence of benefits, harms, and tools to
assist in individualized decisions among older adults in screening for breast, prostate, colon …

[HTML][HTML] Unmet needs and the effect of healthcare system generosity on prevention activity–A multilevel analysis

S Brammli-Greenberg, B Hovav - Social Science & Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and obtaining preventive care (hereafter,
prevention-activity) usually have an inverse association with poverty status and unmet …

[HTML][HTML] Benefits and harms of screening mammography by comorbidity and age: a qualitative synthesis of observational studies and decision analyses

D Braithwaite, LC Walter, M Izano… - Journal of general internal …, 2016 - Springer
Objective We conducted a systematic review to assess the quality and limitations of
published studies examining benefits and harms of screening mammography in relation to …

Screening for breast cancer in women age 75 years and older

CS Lee, L Moy, BN Joe, EA Sickles… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. Older women undergoing regular mammography experience significant
reductions in breast cancer mortality, except in women with severe comorbidities or limited …

Breast cancer screening and prevention

AB Nattinger, JL Mitchell - Annals of internal medicine, 2016 - acpjournals.org
This issue provides a clinical overview of breast cancer screening and prevention, focusing
on risk assessment, screening, prevention, and practice improvement. The content of In the …

Multilevel factors associated with long-term adherence to screening mammography in older women in the US

RA Hubbard, ES O'Meara, LM Henderson, D Hill… - Preventive …, 2016 - Elsevier
In the US, guidelines recommend that women continue mammography screening until at
least age 74, but recent evidence suggests declining screening rates in older women. We …

[HTML][HTML] A mixed-methods study of multi-level factors influencing mammography overuse among an older ethnically diverse screening population: implications for de …

JD Austin, P Tehranifar, CB Rodriguez… - Implementation Science …, 2021 - Springer
Background There is growing concern that routine mammography screening is overused
among older women. Successful and equitable de-implementation of mammography will …

Should women aged 70–74 be invited to participate in screening mammography? A report on two Australian community juries

C Degeling, A Barratt, S Aranda, R Bell, J Doust… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To elicit informed views from Australian women aged 70–74 regarding the
acceptability of ceasing to invite women their age to participate in government-funded …

Breast cancer screening in older women: the importance of shared decision making

S Schrager, V Ovsepyan… - The Journal of the …, 2020 - Am Board Family Med
Incidence of breast cancer increases with age up until age 80. Screening mammography
has demonstrated efficacy in decreasing mortality from breast cancer among women …

Management of early breast cancer in older women: from screening to treatment

F Elomrani, M Zine, M Afif, S L'annaz… - … Cancer: Targets and …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background Breast cancer is a common condition. It is a leading cause of death among
women, and its incidence increases with age. Aging of the population and improvement of …