Once again my Mom asked me to take her to her annual mammogram. Because Mom is frail and unsteady on her feet, it takes two technicians to do the mammogram. And as us woman know, it's not easy to be contorted into that highly uncomfortable and sometimes painful position, imagine doing that after you are 90 years old.
I know there are pros and cons, and articles saying it is ok to have such a test when 90+ and other articles saying it is unnecessary. My mother's gyn says it's unnecessary but apparently my mother insists.
That is a major consideration -- how frail is the person? If they are too frail to undergo cancer treatment, then a mammogram is not useful. There was a recent study on mammograms that they reported on the news last night. I didn't see the original study, so really can't comment, but the report made me wonder if they were being overused in many cases.
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