This study (n =1,145) examined whether African American women were as likely to receive mammogram results as their white counterparts and compared self-report of recent results with those in radiology records. The investigators found that inadequate communication of mammogram screening results was more likely for African American women, even when results were adjusted for sociodemographic, access-to-care, biomedical, and psychosocial factors. There was a significant inadequacy of communication of abnormal results for African American women but not white women (p < 0.001). The authors conclude that “African women may not be receiving the full benefit of screening mammograms because of inadequate communication of results”.
