• Prof Nurse · Nov 1996

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    Breast cancer screening and older women.

    • K Norrie.
    • University of Edinburgh.
    • Prof Nurse. 1996 Nov 1; 12 (2): 120-2.

    AbstractHalf of deaths from breast cancer occur in women too old to be invited into screening programmes. Mammography is more effective in detecting cancer in older than in younger women. Efficacy of screening should be calculated using quality of life as well as mortality.

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