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Last year, a retrospective study of mammography in older women (age, ≥80) was published by the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The study demonstrated higher breast cancer–specific survival among older women who had undergone regular screening mammography than in those who had not. Although the authors acknowledged some study limitations, they concluded that “health care providers should consider discussing the potential benefits of screening mammography with their older patients, particularly for those without significant comorbidity.” When the article was published online in April 2008, the American Society of Clinical Oncology issued a press release that clearly overstated the study’s findings; it was entitled, “Women 80 and Older Benefit f…