A new study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that women with more health-related social needs are less likely to get mammograms, the recommended screening for breast cancer. Cost was identified as the biggest barrier. The study analyzed data from the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance system.
A new US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study found that the more health-related social needs a woman has - like being food insecure or not being able to afford health care - the less likely she is to get a mammogram, the recommended screening for breast cancer . Cost was the biggest barrier, the study found. The study, released on Tuesday, analyzed data from the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance system, an annual health survey of adults in the United States.
The US Preventive Services Task Force currently recommends that women ages 50 to 74 get a screening mammogram every two years and that women ages 40 to 49 talk to their health-care providers about when to start and how often to get a mammogram. The study found that 83% of women age 50 to 74 without any health-related social needs got a mammogram within the past two years, whereas only 66% of women in that same age group with three or more health-related social needs got a mammogram.
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