Health-Related Social Needs Can Keep Women from Getting Lifesaving Mammograms: Challenges Include Social Isolation and Cost to Access Health Care: CDC Vital Signs: April 9, 2024

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Office of the Associate Director for Communication.
• Description:
  Updated April 9, 2024
  
  Breast cancer causes more than 40,000 deaths in women each year in the United States. Deaths due to breast cancer have decreased over time, yet some groups experience more deaths than others. For example, Black women, women who are uninsured, and women with low incomes are more likely to die from breast cancer. Screening mammograms have been shown to reduce breast cancer death by 22%.
• Subjects:
  • Breast Neoplasms/diagnosis
  • Early Detection of Cancer
  • Female
  • Health Status Disparities
  • Healthcare Disparities
  • Humans
  • Mammography
  • Mass Screening
  • Social Determinants of Health
• Series:
  Vital Signs
• Document Type:
  Text
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/153431/cdc_153431_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.90 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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