Trajectories in mammographic breast screening participation in middle-age overweight and obese women: A retrospective cohort study using linked data

Long-term impacts on screening participation exist among women with higher BMI, who are less likely to participate in routinely organised breast screening. Women with a higher BMI should be a focus of efforts to improve breast screening participation, particularly given their increased risk of breast cancer and association of higher BMI with worse breast cancer outcomes among older women.