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    Does utilization of screening mammography explain racial and ethnic differences in breast cancer?
    (2006) Smith-Bindman, Rebecca; Miglioretti, Diana L; Lurie, Nicole; Abraham, Linn; Barbash, Rachel Ballard; Strzelczyk, Jodi; Dignan, Mark; Barlow, William E; Beasley, Cherry M; Kerlikowske, Karla
    African-American women are less likely to receive adequate mammographic screening than white women, which may explain the higher prevalence of advanced breast tumors among African-American women. Tumor characteristics may also contribute to differences in cancer outcomes because African-American women have higher-grade tumors than white women regardless of screening. These results suggest that adherence to recommended mammography screening intervals may reduce breast cancer mortality rates.