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Breast Cancer Screening
Perceptions of insurance coverage may deter women from mammography screening
September 8th, 2005
Perceptions of inadequate insurance coverage may deter women from taking advantage of mammography screening. According to a recent report published in Cancer,"Breast carcinoma remains a significant health problem in the U.S., especially among underserved populations. Although screening mammography is recommended for early detection, in 2002, approximately 25% of women age >40 years had not had a mammogram within the past 2 years." A.S. McAlearney and colleagues examined "perceptions of insurance coverage and cost as barriers to screening mammography within an underserved, predominantly low-income population of women in need of a mammogram....
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-08)
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