Religiously tailored educational intervention lead more Muslim women to get mammograms

(American Association for Cancer Research) A religiously sensitive educational effort designed to address barriers to mammography for Muslim women increased the women's perceived likelihood of getting the breast screening and their eventual receipt of mammograms, according to results of a study presented at the 10th AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, held here Sept. 25-28.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news