Continuing Screening Mammography in Women Aged 70 to 79 Years: Impact on Life Expectancy and Cost-effectiveness
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It may not be cost-effective for women over the age of 69 to get regular mammograms. Researchers analyzed the cost-effectiveness of stopping mammography at the age of 69, continuing it to age 79, or providing it to women over 69 only if they had high bone density. Women with high bone density are more likely to develop breast cancer. Continuing mammography to age 79 prevented only 1 death from breast cancer and added only 7 hours to life expectancy. Offering it only to those with high bone density saved 9 lives and added 2 days to life expectancy.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1999
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Influence of computer-aided detection on performance of screening mammography
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A study used a large, geographically diverse group of patients to assess the effect of computer-aided detection on the performance of screening mammography in community-based settings. Results showed that the use of computer-aided detection was associated with reduced accuracy of interpretation of screening mammograms, but the increased rate of biopsy with the use of such detection was not clearly associated with improved detection of invasive breast cancer.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2007
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