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28.06.2016 | Original paper
Receipt of mammography recommendations among White and non-White women before and after the 2009 United States Preventive Services Task Force recommendation change
verfasst von:
Felisa A. Gonzales, Stephen H. Taplin, Mandi Yu, Nancy Breen, Kathy A. Cronin
Erschienen in:
Cancer Causes & Control
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Ausgabe 8/2016
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Abstract
Purpose
Receipt of a mammography recommendation from a physician is a strong predictor of obtaining a mammogram. In 2009, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended routine biennial mammography for women aged 50–74 but not for women aged 40–49. We examined changes in reports of clinician recommendations for mammography among White and non-White women after these age-specific recommendations were issued.
Methods
Data from women aged 40–49 and 50–74 were drawn from the 2008 and 2013 National Health Interview Surveys. We used linear probability models to determine whether the proportions of women reporting a mammography recommendation changed after the USPSTF recommendation was issued and whether any changes observed differed across White and non-White women. All analyses were stratified by age groups and mammography history.
Results
Among women without a recent mammogram, reported clinician recommendations did not change for White women, but they decreased by 13-percentage points (95 % CI −0.22, −0.03) among non-White women aged 40–49 (p = 0.01) and increased by 9-percentage points (95 % CI 0.01, 0.17) among non-White women aged 50–74 (p = 0.04). Among women with a mammogram in the past 2 years, reported mammography recommendation from a clinician did not change for White or non-White women.
Conclusions
Recommendations to reduce screening may be differentially implemented across racial/ethnic groups. Changes in reports of mammography recommendation from a clinician after the USPSTF breast cancer screening recommendation change were observed only among non-White women without a recent history of mammography. It is unclear whether these differences are due to the clinician, the women, or both.