Older women do come for breast cancer screening

Older women do come for breast cancer screening

The British breast screening programme has not invited women over 64 because older women are not thought likely to take upsuch screening. On p 388 Rubin et al report the first of threepilot sudies to assess uptake and detection rates among womenaged 65-69. Uptake was 76% among women aged 65-67 and 73% forthose aged 68 or 69, compared with 80% for those under 65; detectionrates were 8/1000, 17.4/1000, and 7.1/1000 respectively. The authorsconclude that women invited for screening at younger ages willcontinue to come after 65.

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Routine invitation of women aged 65-69 for breast cancer screening: results of first year of pilot study: Gary Rubin, Linda Garvican, and Sue Moss
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