Forty is the age most doctors recommend that women begin to get regular mammograms. Mammography, a non-invasive infrared scan of the breast, is widely recognized as one of the most effective means for early detection of breast malignancies and tumors. College-educated women get mammograms at about the same rate as those who have not graduated from high school, dispelling the myth that education plays a role. Women aren't choosing self-breast exams instead of mammograms. Even though the incidence of breast cancer increases with age, women are less worried about breast cancer as they get older.
Income continues to be a barrier to health care.
Findings also revealed that minority women may be more at risk because a greater percentage do not get mammograms. Analysis of survey results continues and will be released as other health behavior patterns become evident. The survey will also assist us in determining how to allocate our limited financial resources to those areas where they will have the greatest positive impact. We want to make the lives of all our neighbors better. This press release may not be redistributed without prior written approval by PR Newswire .