Breast screening has failed older women

EDITOR,-Gary Rubin, service director of the East Sussex Breast Screening Service, said that invitations to breast screening should not be extended to women aged 65 or over until more information is available on the success rate of the current screening programme and that a lack of staff would limit an immediate expansion. 1 Age Concern England's view is that the fundamental issue of the equity of the NHS breast screening service should not depend on further information.