Study favoring routine screens in older women draws fire

June 3, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Study favoring routine screens in older women draws fire Controversy kicks up among breast health experts, who charge that study fails to consider biases inherent in screening trials By Shalmali Pal -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A recent study that linked improved survival in elderly breast cancer patients with regular screening mammography is "fatally flawed" and "naïve," according to some cancer screening experts. The authors, however, maintain that their results offer insights into a patient population that is generally underserved. While the critics also stress that cancer screening in women age 80 and up is an important topic, they are concerned that the study by Dr. Gildy Babiera and colleagues from the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston may promote overdiagnosis and unnecessary treatment.

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