Abstract
Disparities in screening mammography and barriers to accessing breast cancer screening are most prevalent among racial/ethnic minority and low-income women. The significant breast cancer mortality rates experienced in both Hispanic and African American populations are found to be connected to delayed screening. For these women to follow the screening guidelines outlined by the American College of Radiology and Society of Breast Imaging, they must successfully navigate existing barriers to screening. These barriers include differential access to care, language barriers, and lack of medical insurance. The COVID-19 Pandemic has worsened the barriers to breast cancer screening faced by these groups of women. These barriers need to be addressed or they may further exacerbate disparities.
Keywords: Barriers; Breast cancer screening; Disparities; Mammography; Medically underserved women.
【저자키워드】 Disparities, mammography, Breast cancer screening, barriers, Medically underserved women., 【초록키워드】 COVID-19, Breast cancer, COVID-19 pandemic, Cancer, Population, Cancer screening, Breast, radiology, imaging, mammography, mortality rate, women, group, Care, African American, Hispanic, disparity, Society, college, prevalent, lack, include, addressed, exacerbate, outlined, worsened, 【제목키워드】 COVID-19, barrier, worsened,