Engaging Diverse Underserved Communities to Bridge the Mammography Divide

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Conditions studied: Breast Cancer Screening

In brief

Breast cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in the U.S.1 in spite of being preventable, easily detectable, and curable.2-11 Breast screening continues to be underutilized by the general population and especially by traditionally underserved minority populations. Two of the least screened minority groups are American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) and Latinas. American Indian/Alaska Native women have the poorest recorded 5-year cancer survival rates of any ethnic group and the lowest (or near-lowest) screening rates for major cancers.12 Furthermore, breast cancer is the number one cause of cancer mortality among Latina women.13 While breast cancer screening rates have increased nationally, there has been an increase in the gap in breast cancer screening utilization between individuals from minority versus majority racial/ethnic groups.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT01267110
Run by: University of Kansas
People needed: 261
Starts: 2010-09-01
Expected to finish: 2015-08-01
Last updated by the study team: 2015-09-16

Who can join

Age: 40 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

Latina or AI/AN woman residing in one of participating communities
Aged ≥40 years of age
Not up to date on mammography screening
Home address \& access to a working telephone
Responded to 120-day post randomization follow-up call

You may not qualify if…

Receipt of mammogram within past year
Acute medical illness, history of breast cancer, 1st
Cognitive impairment or inappropriate affect or behavior
Another household member enrolled in the study

Where it is running

University of Kansas Medical Center — Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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