Breast Cancer
Studies add new findings to breast cancer body of knowledge
Published in Women's Health Weekly, April 24th, 2006
Study 1: 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...
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