Does utilization of screening mammography explain racial and ethnic differences in breast cancer?
Does utilization of screening mammography explain racial and ethnic differences in breast cancer?
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2006
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Smith-Bindman, Rebecca and Miglioretti, Diana L and Lurie, Nicole and Abraham, Linn and Barbash, Rachel Ballard and Strzelczyk, Jodi and Dignan, Mark and Barlow, William E and Beasley, Cherry M and Kerlikowske, Karla (2006) Does utilization of screening mammography explain racial and ethnic differences in breast cancer? Annals of internal medicine, 144 (8). pp. 541-53.
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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.