Women over 70 risk breast cancer overdiagnosis with screening, US study finds

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new study is raising fresh questions about the value of breast cancer screening in older women, finding that those 70 and older who underwent mammograms were more apt to be diagnosed with tumors posing no threat to their health than those who did not screen.

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