Breast cancer screening in women >50 years, according to life expectancy

Age (years)	Life expectancy (years)*	Risk of dying from breast cancer (%)^¶	Number needed to screen over remaining lifetime
50	40	4.4	95
	33	3.1	133
	24.5	2	226
70	21.3	3.3	142
	15.7	2.2	242
	9.5	1.2	642
75	17	2.8	176
	11.9	1.8	330
	6.8	0.9	1361
80	13	2.4	240
	8.6	1.5	533
	4.6	0.7	-
85	9.6	1.9	417
	5.9	1.2	2131
	2.9	0.6	-
90	6.8	1.4	1066
	3.9	0.8	-
	1.8	0.4	-

* Life expectancy is depicted as the upper, middle, and lower quartiles of life expectancy for the United States population; placing an individual into the appropriate quartile depends upon a number of factors, including the number and severity of comorbid conditions and functional impairments.
¶ Risk of dying refers to the risk of dying of breast cancer during the remaining lifetime.

Data from: Walter LC, Covinsky KE. Cancer screening in elderly patients: a framework for individualized decision making. JAMA 2001; 285:2750.

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Breast cancer screening in women >50 years, according to life expectancy