Too many women in the US are skipping, or not thinking about, mammograms
by John R. Fischer, Senior Reporter
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More than one fifth of women between 35 and 44 say they have never received a mammogram and have no plans of getting one.
Breast cancer kills about 42,000 American women each year, yet only 43% know their family history of the disease and 32%, their own individual risk factors, according to researchers at Orlando Health.
In a national survey commissioned by the university, 22% of women said they did not plan on getting a mammogram and have not had one prior. The researchers say decisions like this put women at greater risk of being diagnosed with an advanced form of the disease.
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by John R. Fischer, Senior Reporter
-
More than one fifth of women between 35 and 44 say they have never received a mammogram and have no plans of getting one.
Breast cancer kills about 42,000 American women each year, yet only 43% know their family history of the disease and 32%, their own individual risk factors, according to researchers at Orlando Health.
In a national survey commissioned by the university, 22% of women said they did not plan on getting a mammogram and have not had one prior. The researchers say decisions like this put women at greater risk of being diagnosed with an advanced form of the disease.
Read more at https://www.dotmed.com/new...
Too many women in the US are skipping, or not thinking about, mammograms
Survey found more than one-fifth between ages 35 and 44 have no plans to get one
https://www.dotmed.com/news/story/58914
01:06 PM - Oct 05, 2022
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