Breast Cancer Epidemiology
Research from University of California, Department of Medicine yields new findings on breast cancer epidemiology
Published in Cancer Weekly, August 12th, 2008
Data detailed in 'An assessment of the quality of mammography care at facilities treating medically vulnerable populations' have been presented. "Women in medically vulnerable populations, including racial and ethnic minorities, socioeconomically disadvantaged, and residents of rural areas, experience higher breast cancer mortality than do others. Whether mammography facilities that treat vulnerable women demonstrate lower quality of care than other facilities is unknown," scientists in the United States report.
"To assess the quality of mammography women receive at facilities characterized as serving a high proportion of medically vulnerable populations. We...
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