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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2001 93(16):1198-1199; doi:10.1093/jnci/93.16.1198
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 93, No. 16, 1198-1199, August 15, 2001
© 2001 Oxford University Press

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Cancer Screening in Older Patients: Making Decisions About Age Cutoffs

Karen Young Kreeger

Age cutoffs for cancer screening vary from cancer to cancer. The latest U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation for mammograms states that "there is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine mammography for women aged 40–49 or aged 70 and older . . . although [a] recommendation for healthy women aged 70 and older may be made on other grounds."

For Pap smears, the USPSTF recommends regular testing, but notes that there is "insufficient evidence to recommend for or against an upper age limit for Pap testing, but recommendations can be made on other grounds to discontinue regular testing after age 65 in women . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Importance of Age Cutoffs

‘Downplay the Downsides’

Improving Knowledge


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