Mammography utilization in women age 40 to 49: The French EDIFICE survey.

1571 Background: Mammography screening for women in their forties with standard risk is controversial; the recent update from the USPSTF highlights again the issue raised in 1997 by S. Fletcher (Alice in the wonderland of breast cancer screening). Notwithstanding the pro and cons or scientific data and modeling, women's behaviors might enlighten the debate. In France, there is no personal cost for breast cancer screening using mammography, although there are no official recommendations for women in their forties. Thus, the woman's choice should reflect her own preferences without economic bias. Methods: We analyzed French data from the 2008 survey of the EDIFICE program, which is an iterative national health survey based on telephone interviews.. This nationwide observational study was carried out in France among a representative sample of subjects aged between 40 and 75 years. Results: In France 78.0% of the 40-49 year-old women interviewed declared having undergone at least one mammogram (66.1% and 87.5...