BACKGROUND: Despite uncertain benefit, many women over age 80 (oldest-old) receive
screening mammography. OBJECTIVE: To explore decision-making and physician …

OBJECTIVE: Despite having markedly higher breast cancer risk, compliance of older women
with screening mammography has been poor. This study was undertaken to determine …

The population is aging, and breast cancer incidence increases with age, peaking between
the ages of 75 and 79. However, it is not known whether mammography screening helps …

Background The fractious public debate over mammography screening recommendations
for women aged 40 to 49 years has received extensive attention in medical journals and in …

Background Informed decision making regarding screening mammography is
recommended for women in their 40s; however, what information women want and how …

OBJECTIVE: Because shared decision making has been recommended for screening
mammography by women under age 50, we studied women's decision-making process …

Background Although guidelines recommend that clinicians consider life expectancy before
screening older women for breast cancer, many older women with limited life expectancies …

Background Professional guidelines in the US do not recommend routine screening
mammography for women≥ 75 years with limited life expectancy and/or poor health. Yet …

OBJECTIVE: The potential benefits and harms of screening mammography in frail older
women are unknown. Therefore, we studied the outcomes of a screening mammography …

Importance Guidelines recommend that women 75 years and older should be informed of
the benefits and risks of mammography before being screened. However, few are …