Screening Mammography in Older Women: A Pilot Study of Residents' Decisions

BACKGROUND: Screening mammography is a commonly employed preventive modality. The employment of mammography in older women is not supported by evidence from clinical trials, largely because elderly women were excluded from such trials. Most guidelines do not recommend routine screening in older women. How residents reason in this gray zone has been subject to little empirical study. PURPOSES: This study sought to answer two questions: How …