For almost twenty years, French women between the ages of 50 and 74 have been invited every two years to participate in organized breast cancer screening. But why 50 years and not 45 years as recommended by the European Commission in September 2022? Or even 40 years, as a group of American experts advised last May. And why not continue after the age of 74? These questions are far from being resolved in the scientific community. “Challenging these age limits is one of the actions of the 2021-2030 ten-year cancer strategy.” emphasizes Pr: Claude Linassien, director of the Prevention, Organization and Care Pathway at the National Cancer Institute (INCa).
The current limits have been established taking into account the epidemiology of breast cancer. Its morbidity increases with age up to 70 years and then decreases. The average age of diagnosis is 64 years. However, American experts claim that the impact…
Source: Le Figaro
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