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Racial differences in no‐show rates for screening mammography

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Differences in utilization of screening mammography partly explain the increased breast cancer mortality observed in African American (AA) women compared with non‐Hispanic White women. However, the contribution of noncompliance from… Click to show full abstract

Differences in utilization of screening mammography partly explain the increased breast cancer mortality observed in African American (AA) women compared with non‐Hispanic White women. However, the contribution of noncompliance from women who do not come for their scheduled screening mammography appointment (ie, no‐shows) is unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate racial differences in no‐show rates for screening mammography.

Keywords: racial differences; differences show; rates screening; show rates; mammography; screening mammography

Journal Title: Cancer
Year Published: 2021

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