Two thirds of older women still do not have mammograms due to cost or lack of referral by doctors. Back to Top of Page 3. National Center on Women and Aging, Brandeis University. Women unaware of serious health risks associated with menopause. National Center on Women and Aging, Brandeis University.
National study shows doctors neglecting emotional health of older women.
Nursing Times, 1996. Back to Top of Page 6. Back to Top of Page 7. See also info on Parkinson's Disease, Osteoporosis, Dementia, peripheral vascular disease, geriatric malignancies, degenerative joint disease. The number of older women will more than double worldwide in the next quarter century.