Background/Aim: To assess prognosis of women aged 75 and older according to breast
cancer (BC) diagnosis circumstances. Patients and Methods: A retrospective cohort study …

Background. Several studies have found a smaller effect of breast cancer screening on
breast cancer mortality in women aged younger than 50 years compared with older women …

Screening is a way of detecting disease early in an asymptomatic population. For cancer
screening to be effective, there not only must be a test that will detect cancer earlier, but …

Breast cancer is the commonest cancer in women and has been for 20 years. Both the
incidence and the mortality of the disease are increasing. Unfortunately, no acceptable form …

As reported by eight randomized trials of breast cancer screening conducted over the past
40 years, women aged 50–59 years who are screened for breast cancer have a 20%–30 …

There have been no consistent breast cancer screening guidelines for women 65 years of
age and older. Given that 15% of the population will soon be 65 years of age or older and …

Objective To assess the effect of mammographic screening for breast cancer in women aged
65 years or over. Setting The Swedish two county trial of screening for breast cancer, in …

The incidence and mortality of breast cancer increase with increasing age, and almost half
of all breast cancer cases are diagnosed in women aged 65 years and older. Moreover …

Objective—To assess the effect of screening for breast cancer in women aged 40–49 in the
Swedish two county trial, in terms of mortality reduction, advanced cancer reduction, mode of …

OBJECTIVE: The efficacy of population screening mammography for the age group of 50–74
years has been demonstrated. However, only limited data are available regarding women …