Mammography Screening for Older Minority Women

Abstract

This project facilitated access to mammography screening for older ethnic minority women through health education and coordination of service networks for aging and health care services. Health education sessions were held in senior centers, followed by a mammography screening in a mammography van or at a health care facility. Of the participants in the education sessions, 38% received a mammogram. More women who did not obtain a mammogram believed that cancer treatments were worse than the disease. Also, more African American and White women than Hispanic women did not recognize age as a risk factor for cancer Of the Hispanic women, 30% believed that early diagnosis did not make a difference in one's outcome, compared with 20% of White women and 8% of African American women.