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Breast Cancer
Mammography rates underscore important role of healthcare providers
April 11th, 2006
Lower mammography rates among U.S. Black and Caribbean women underscore the important role of healthcare providers. According to a study published in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, "A telephone-based survey regarding breast cancer screening practices among 300 African American and Caribbean women age 40 and over in New York City revealed that while U.S.-born women had significantly different sociodemographic profiles (in terms of insurance status, marital status, educational attainment), they were no more likely to have had a mammogram than the foreign-born women." "Adjusting for insurance status and source of care,...
Source: Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week (2006-04-11)
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