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Black women lack information about breast cancer

Staff Reporter
Published Wednesday, February 7, 2007

A lack of communication about mammography test results may be hindering the fight against breast cancer among black women in Connecticut, according to recent work by Yale scientists.

After two years of interviews and research, a study soon to be published by Yale scientists found that black women more commonly experience inadequate communication of mammography results, which may lead to a higher risk of breast cancer fatality than in white women. The investigation, led by Epidemiology and Public Health professor Beth Jones, studied the racial differences in mammography screenings...

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