The Influence of Health Status, Age, and Race on Screening Mammography in Elderly Women BACKGROUND: Screening mammography is controversial for elderly women because of an absence of efficacy data. Decisions to screen are based on individualize... JPW Bynum,JB Braunstein,P Sharkey,... - 《Archive...
Almost 70 percent of women in the U.S. over the age of 40 get mammograms at least every other year, but minority and foreign-born women report lower rates even though they are at an increased risk for developing advanced breast cancer. Ad Routine mammograms are important to reducebreast can...
WASHINGTON-Amid continuing controversy over the effectiveness of screening mammography for breast cancer, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has extended its recommendations to include women between the ages of 40 and 49, after concluding that the procedure reduces breast cancer deaths....
Adherence to recent screening mammography among Latinas: findings from the California Women's Health Survey. racial/ethnic groups to engage in mammography rescreening, but little research has examined why Latinas overdue for screening have not had a mammogram ... KP Mack,J Pavao,F Tabnak,... ...