Table 4 Screening detection measuresa.

From: Health benefits and harms of mammography screening in older women (75+ years)—a systematic review

Study Reference

Comparison Made

Outcome 1

Data

Outcome 2

Data

Cancer detection rates

Cate [22]

No comparison

Cancer detection rate

4.9 per 1000 screening examinations (10 of 2057 patients)

  

Destounis  [24]

No comparison

Cancer detection

8.4 per 1000 exams

  

Hartman [27]

No comparison

Cancer detection rate

5.9 per 1000 screens

  

Richman [50]

Subsequent screen v no subsequent screen

Cumulative incidence of breast cancer per 100 women (95%CI)

4.85 (4.57–5.15) v 2.56 (2.20–2.97)

Risk difference

2.29 (1.74–2.81)

Smith-Bindman [42]

No screening

RR of breast cancer

3.6 (3.3–4.0)

  

Upneja [43]

67–74 vs 75+

Total cancer diagnosis

7.3(6.9–7.6) vs 9.4(8.8–9.9) per 1000 women screened

  

Invasive detection rates

Bennett [18]

70–74 v 75 and older

Invasive cancers

1073 (12.4/1000) vs 815 (15.3/1000)

Invasive cancers <15 mm

A: 537 (6.2/1000) B: 395 (7.4/1000)

Braithwaite [21]

66–74 vs 75–89

Invasive cancers

Charlson Score=0 & 1-year screen interval: 81.6% vs 81.1%;

Charlson Score=0 & 2-year screen interval: 80.1% vs 84.8%;

Charlson Score=1 & 1-year screen interval: 77.8% vs 86.0%;

Charlson Score=1 & 2-year screen interval: 76.9% vs 86.4%.

Invasive cancer number

All cancers: 1346 vs 1096.

Charlson Score=0 & 1-year screen interval: 672 vs 490;

Charlson Score=0 & 2-year screen interval: 323 vs 308;

Charlson Score=1 & 1-year screen interval: 231 vs 190;

Charlson Score=1 & 2-year screen interval: 120 vs 108.

Demb [23]

66–74 vs 75–84 vs 85–94

10-year cumulative incidence of invasive breast cancer

4.0% (3.9–4.1%) vs 3.6% (3.5–3.8%) vs 2.7% (2.4–3.0%)

10-year risk of invasive breast cancer by Charlson Comorbidity index (CCI)

Ages 66–74: CCI0: 4.0% (3.9–4.2%), CCI1: 4.0% (3.7–4.2%), CCI ≥ 2: 3.9% (3.5–4.3%);

Ages 75–84: CCI0: 3.7% (3.5–3.9%), CCI1: 3.4% (3.1–3.7%), CCI ≥ 2: 3.4% (2.9–3.9%);

Ages 85–94: CCI0: 2.7% (2.3–3.1%), CCI1: 2.9% (2.2–3.7%), CCI ≥ 2: 2.1% (1.3–3.0%).

Destounis [24]

No comparison

Invasive cancers

82% of all malignancy. 63% were grade 2 or 3.

  

El-Zaemey [4]

65–69 v 70–74 v 75 and older

Invasive screen-detected cancer (per 1000 screens; 95% CI)

6.5 (5.8–7.4) v 8.1 (7.1–9.3) v 11.4 (9.3-13.9)

  

Erbas [25]

40–49 vs 50–69 vs 70–74 vs 75 and older

Invasive breast cancer rate (per 1000 women screened)

2.49 vs 4.07 vs 5.46 vs 5.14

  

Richman [50]

Subsequent screen v no subsequent screen

Localised invasive breast cancer incidence per 100 women (95%CI)

3.15 (2.95–3.38) v 1.50 (1.21–1.86)

Risk difference

1.65 (1.21–2.03)

Smith-Bindman [42]

No screening

RR of Breast cancer

Local:4.4 (3.9–5.0)

Regional:3.1 (2.5–3.7)

Metastatic: 0.69(0.46–1.0)

  

DCIS rate

Bennett [18]

70–74 v 75 and older

In Situ cancer

227 (2.6 per 1000) vs 139 (2.6 per 1000)

  

Braithwaite [21]

66–74 vs 75–89

DCIS

Charlson Score=0 & 1-year screen interval: 18.4% vs 18.9%;

Charlson Score=0 & 2-year screen interval: 19.9% v 15.2%

Charlson Score=1 & 1-year screen interval: 22.2% v 14.0%

Charlson Score=1 & 2-year screen interval: 23.1% v 13.6%

  

Demb [23]

66-74 vs 75-84 vs 85-94

10-year cumulative incidence of DCIS

1.0% (0.9–1.0%) vs 0.7% (0.6–0.8%) vs 0.4% (0.3–0.5%)

  

El-Zaemey [4]

65-69 v 70–74 v 75 and older

In situ screen-detected cancer (per 1000 screens; 95% CI)

1.6 (1.3–2.1) v 2.0 (1.5-2.7) v 1.3 (0.7-2.2)

  

Erbas [25]

40–49 vs 50–69 vs 70–74 vs 75 and older

DCIS rate (per 1000 women screened)

0.83 vs 0.82 vs 0.87 vs 0.97

  

Richman [50]

Subsequent screen v no subsequent screen

In situ breast cancer incidence per 100 women (95%CI)

0.79 (0.68–0.93) – 0.15 (0.07–0.29)

Risk difference

0.64 (0.46–0.79)

Smith-Bindman [42]

No screening

RR of DCIS

4.9 (3.5-6.9)

  

Interval cancer rates

El-Zaemey [4]

65–69 v 70–74 v 75 and older

Invasive interval cancer (per 1000 screens; 95% CI)

1.7 (1.3–2.2) v 2.2 (1.8–2.9) v 1.5 (0.9-2.5)

  

PPV

Bennett [18]

70–74 v 75 and older

PPV

31.2%, vs 32.3%

  

Garcia-Albeniz [26]

Continue vs stop screening

PPV

41.5% vs 48.4%

  

Hartman [27]

No comparison

PPV2

40.6% (26/64)

PPV3

43.3% (26/60)

  1. aCancer detection measures except where specified as cancer rates or cumulative incidence rates