Can mammography screening explain the race difference in stage at diagnosis of breast cancer?
Jones B, Kasl S, Curnen M, Owens P, Dubrow R. Can mammography screening explain the race difference in stage at diagnosis of breast cancer? Cancer 1995, 75: 2103-2113. PMID: 7697601, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19950415)75:8<2103::aid-cncr2820750813>3.0.co;2-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerWhite womenMammography screeningLate-stage diagnosisPopulation-based dataDevelopment of symptomsLate-stage cancerBlack womenAfrican American womenRace differencesRace-specific analysesScreening historyObserved race differencesRetrospective studyMammographic screeningActive surveillanceConnecticut hospitalsStage cancerCancerDiagnosisSocioeconomic statusWomenStage diagnosisSignificant predictorsAmerican women