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Age to stop? Appropriate screening in older patients.

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: > I focus particularly on the issue of patient preference, because many of my elderly patients would be insulted if I recommended not getting a screening mammogram. After a woman reaches 75 years of age I address mammography screening only if the patient initiates the topic.[1][1] How does the

Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)

Authors: Roland Grad, Guylène Thériault, Harminder Singh, James A Dickinson, Olga Szafran, Neil R Bell

Institutions: McGill University, CancerCare Manitoba, University of Manitoba, University of Calgary, University of Alberta

Language: French

Topic: Global Cancer Incidence and Screening

Subfield: Oncology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2967095605

FWCI: 1.007

Cites: 27

Cited by: 12

Related to: 10