Patients with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) could face numerous
challenges in obtaining screening mammograms and being accurately staged for breast
cancer [
[1]
]. For example, the cognitive challenges for patients with ADRD may make it hard to
perform screening tests, and their families may forgo surgeries which can provide
accurate staging information [
[1]
]. Since the patient population with breast cancer and ADRD is expected to increase,
studies are much needed on this vulnerable population. In the literature, little is
known about the difference between patients with breast cancer with ADRD and those
without ADRD, in terms of the percentage receiving screening mammograms and the distribution
of cancer stages at diagnosis. Raji and colleagues previously emphasized a much higher
overall mortality among patients with breast cancer and pre-existing dementia [
[2]
]. However, their study did not specifically compare the stage at diagnosis and the
utilization patterns of screening mammograms, and their data were at least 20 years
old [
[2]
].Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: November 26, 2022
Accepted:
November 23,
2022
Received in revised form:
October 31,
2022
Received:
October 7,
2021
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