A Nationally Representative US Health and Retirement Study on Mammography Screening Use and Its Predictors Among Older Adult Women Ages 60 to 85
Women ages 60+ in the US HRS dataset revealed continued mammography screening into later years (73.4%), and mammography use was higher among older women who had healthy lifestyles and habits. Insights for health care providers and systems are to recommend mammography use for women age 60 to 85 years are provided. This US study can be used to inform future research and policy regarding breast cancer screening among older women.
Authors
- Yumiko Kinoshita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8596-7119)
- Shahina Pirani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6908-9435)
- Angela Sy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8071-899X)
- Mami Miyazono (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9902-4210)
- James W. Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2518-5844)
- Maki Kanaoka
- Merle Kataoka‐Yahiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5431-5639)
- Nahoko Harada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8798-9979)
Institutions
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (US)
- University of Miyazaki (JP)
- Okayama University of Science (JP)
- Okayama University (JP)
- University of Victoria (CA)
- Fukuoka Jo Gakuin Nursing University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Breast Cancer Basic and Clinical Research
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/11782234251392690
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00