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Breast Cancer
Research reports from J.V. Bowie and co-authors provide new insights into breast cancer
July 10th, 2008
"African American women in the U.S. have the highest breast cancer mortality though not the highest breast cancer incidence. This high mortality rate has been attributed in part to discrepancies in screening between African American and White women," researchers in the United States report. "Although this gap in mammography utilization is closing, little is known about what has been and is driving the screening practices of African American women, in particular age at first mammogram. This study examined the rates of breast cancer screening in an African American community sample from eight churches in greater Baltimore, Maryland and investigated the association between...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-07-10)
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