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3357069

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-5-16
pubmed:abstractText
This case-control study tested the hypothesis that elderly women with metastatic breast cancer were previously screened less than controls. Cases included women over 60 years old who had metastatic breast cancer; the tumor registry provided controls. Identical criteria yielded comparable groups (cases = 109, controls = 211) receiving primary care at this tertiary center. Radiology and medical records were examined for mammograms; these were blindly categorized "diagnostic," "screening," or "indeterminant." The major, unexpected finding was that less than 6% of controls had ever had screening mammography. The associations between screening and metastatic cancer (odds ratios) suggest a beneficial effect of screening: OR/0.73 for ever screened and OR/0.71 if screened within the year of cancer diagnosis. All confidence intervals include one; however, low screening participation leaves this study with little power. The major implication is that despite the current recommendations, the elderly are not being included in screening mammography programs.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0884-8734
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
126-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-2-24
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Screening mammography in the elderly: a case-control study.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of General Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27706.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't