title: Mammography rates after the 2009 US Preventive Services Task Force breast cancer screening recommendation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To measure the impact of the 2009 US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) breast cancer screening recommendation, which recommended against routine screening for women aged 40 to 49 and stated that there was "insufficient evidence" to recommend screening for women aged 75 and older, on mammography rates.
  
  
  METHODS
  Self-reported mammography rates were calculated using the 2006-2010 Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys (n=29,857). The paper reports mammography rates by age group (40 to 49, 50 to 74, and 75 and older), adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and region. The study was performed at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, USA in 2012.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Differences in mammography rates between 2010 and earlier years were not significant. Among women aged 40-49, biennial mammography rates declined by -0.5 percentage points between 2006 to 2009 and 2010 (95% confidence interval [CI]: -3.0 to 1.9; p=0.67). Among women aged 50-74, rates declined by -0.07 percentage points (95% CI: -1.8 to 1.7; p=0.93). Among women aged 75 years and older, rates declined by -0.1 percentage points (95% CI: -4.2 to 3.9; p=0.94).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The revision to the USPSTF breast cancer screening recommendation did not affect screening patterns.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Policy and Management, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. david.howard@emory.edu
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: E Kathleen
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Adams
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008327:Mammography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014481:United States