A new study found that the more health-related social needs a woman has, the less likely she is to get a mammogram, the recommended screening for breast cancer.
A new U.S. 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.
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 healthcare providers about when to start and how often to get a mammogram.The study found that 83% of women ages 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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