Raising Cultural Awareness and Addressing Barriers to Breast Imaging Care for Black Women
Tatianie Jackson,
Rifat A Wahab,
Karen Bankston
et al.
Abstract:Health care disparities, which are differences in the attainment of full health potential among population groups, have been documented across medical conditions, clinical settings, and diagnostic and treatment modalities. Deeply rooted health care disparities due to many factors have affected how Black women (BW) view medical care including screening mammography. This article explores health care disparities around breast cancer in BW and how patient distrust, provider biases, race, and social determinants of… Show more
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