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Breast Cancer
Lower mammography surveillance is seen in elderly breast cancer survivors
March 16th, 2006
Lower rates of mammography surveillance are seen in elderly breast cancer survivors. According to researchers in the United States, "Many older breast cancer survivors do not undergo annual mammography despite guideline recommendations. We identified factors associated with underuse of surveillance mammography and examined whether variation was explained by differences in follow-up care." N.L. Keating and colleagues of Harvard University explained, "We used Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End-Results Medicare data to identify a population-based sample of 44,511 women fee-for-service Medicare enrollees aged {{>=}}65 years who were diagnosed with...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-03-16)
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