Trends in Breast Cancer Screening: Impact of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Although there is general agreement among various guidelines on benefits of routine screening mammography, the age of screening initiation and the optimal frequency of the test remain controversial. In 2009, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended against routine breast cancer screening in women aged younger than 50 years. In this study, screening mammography guideline adherence among U.S. women is explored by examining patterns in rates of mammography age of initiation and utilization in years prior to and following the 2009 USPSTF guideline implementation.

Methods

U.S. population-based data from the 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2012 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System surveys were used to measure the overall proportion and rate of change i

SUBMITTER: Dehkordy SF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4546897 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature