BREAST CANCER MORTALITY REPORT:
CLOSING THE GAPS IN EIGHT COMMUNITIES
SUSAN G. KOMEN FOR THE CURE (2007) BREAST CANCER MORTALITY REPORT:
CLOSING THE GAPS IN EIGHT COMMUNITIES.
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Abstract
Researchers retained by Susan G. Komen for the Cure analyzed eight locations in the United States
with high rates of breast cancer mortality – six counties, one city neighborhood, and the nation’s
capital, Washington, D.C. The goals of this analysis were to:
❖ Understand the circumstances unique to each location that might contribute to the disparity
in mortality statistics, as seen through the eyes of front-line care providers and community
health care workers;
❖ Identify common issues, including screening and treatment barriers, that might be factors
associated with high breast cancer mortality rates in these locations; and
❖ Propose policy options and possible funding strategies for reducing breast cancer mortality
rates in these locations and similarly affected areas throughout the United States.
| EPrint Type: | Other |
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| Keywords: | breast cancer mortality, disparity in mortality statistics, treatment barriers, African-American neighborhoods, Gaps in Care, Racial Disparities |
| Subjects: | Research Health |
| ID Code: | 666 |
| Deposited By: | Hoffman, Theodore |
| Deposited On: | 27 July 2007 |
| Click Here: | http://www.bydandmarketing.com/komen/assessment/pdf/BCMortalityReportExecSum.pdf |