A mammography is an important screening tool to detect early stages of breast cancer. However, in a recent press release, researchers announced that not all ethnic groups have the same beliefs regarding mammograms.

Researchers at Boston University Medical Center recently announced the results of a study they had done concerning women’s understanding of the importance of having a mammogram.

They found that African American and Hispanic women did not view getting a mammogram as importantly as Caucasian women view getting a mammogram. It is important to tackle this problem because both African American and Hispanic women have a higher death rate from breast cancer than Caucasian women.

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