Globally, breast cancer is both the most commonly occurring cancer and the commonest
cause of cancer death among women. Available data suggest that incidence and mortality in …

Purpose The purpose of this review was to better understand possible social, economic,
cultural, behavioral, and systems barriers to breast cancer screening among minority …

To achieve the benefit of cancer screening, appropriate follow-up of abnormal screening test
results must occur. Such follow-up requires traversing the transition between screening …

Abstract Problem/Condition: Population-based screening is conducted to detect diseases or
other conditions in persons before symptoms appear; effective screening leads to early …

We examined differences in time to diagnosis by race/ethnicity, the relationship between
time to diagnosis and stage, and the extent to which it explains differences in stage at …

Background Few studies have explored how the intersection of race and sexual identity
contribute to breast cancer disparities for Black sexual minority women (SMW). Issues within …

Introduction Timely follow-up of abnormal tests is critical to the effectiveness of cancer
screening, but may vary by screening test, healthcare system, and sociodemographic group …

BACKGROUND Delays in abnormal mammogram follow‐up contribute to poor outcomes. In
the current study, the authors examined differences in abnormal screening mammogram …

Background: Breast cancer is frequently diagnosed after an abnormal mammography result.
Language barriers can complicate communication of those results. Objectives: We …

Background: This study examines efficacy of a lay patient navigation (PN) program aimed to
reduce time between a cancer abnormality and definitive diagnosis among …