Factors in Breast Cancer Disparities
Challenging barriers remain to awareness of routine screening for breast cancer
October 05, 2023
Breast cancer patient outcomes can be affected by patient race, geographic area, income level and their insurance coverage.
Radiologists continue to work to remove the barriers to equitable breast cancer screening and to educate both patients and other health care providers on the value of risk assessment and early detection.
Read RSNA News stories during Breast Cancer Awareness Month and read the 2023 RadioGraphics monograph on this topic:
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