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Breast cancer tends to be diagnosed at later stages and to have poorer outcomes in African American (AA) women than in white women. Race-related differences in the screening process could contribute to this discrepancy. Researchers investigated whether test results were adequately communicated to AA and white women who underwent mammography screening at one of five urban facilities. The 411 AA and 734 white participants (age range, 40–79) were later contacted (99% within 6 months of the screening) and asked whether they had received their results, what the results were, and what they had been asked to do for follow-up.
Overall, 1002 women reported receiving their results, and 143 reported not receiving them. Twenty-three women reported resul…