A special effort in the Los Angeles area is helping to increase mammography screening among Asian women who have no insurance. The Mobile Outreach Program at UCLA also works with Little Tokyo Service Center to screen Japanese women. Through this partnership, educational materials on breast cancer are available for the first time in two South Asian languages, Gujerati and Urdu. The Mobile Mammography Coach travels to places of convenience to Asian women like festivals, temples, community centers and cultural organizations to provide on-site screenings. A Nurse Practitioner travels with the coach to provide clinical breast exams and assist women in obtaining the care that they need.
Many barriers still exist for Asian women in accessing mammography services.
Higher mortality rates resulting from low routine mammography screening among Asian women is well documented. Culturally appropriate and well planned efforts can lead to increased screening rates as is demonstrated by the partnership efforts of these three organizations in the Los Angeles area. He and many other Asian children are in need of a bone marrow transplant from a matched donor. Unfortunately, the NMDP Registry has few potential donors of Asian descent. Please register so that all patients regardless of race can find that miracle match.