Breast Cancer Screening Practices and Correlates Among American Indian and Alaska Native Women in California, 2003 (Women's Health Issues)

Breast cancer incidence and mortality have been increasing among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) women, and their survival rate is the lowest of all racial/ethnic groups. Nevertheless, knowledge of AI/AN women's breast cancer screening practices and their correlates is limited. Using the 2003 California Health Interview Survey, the authors compared the breast cancer screening practices of AI/AN women to other groups and explored the association of several factors known or thought to influence AI/AN women's breast cancer screening practices. Authors noted significant differences in breast cancer scre

Publication Authors:

• Jan M. Eberth
• et al