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Cost and Access Are Not the Only Barriers Women Face in Getting Lifesaving Mammograms

A new CDC Vital Signs study finds that only about 65% of women ages 50-74, with three or more health-related social needs, are up to date with their mammograms.Breast cancer causes more than 40,000 deaths in women each year in the United States, and screening mammograms have been shown to reduce breast cancer deaths.

Chadwick is a brutal example of the barriers women face in racing

W Series showcases women looking to climb the ladder of open-wheel racing, but if soon-to-be-three-time champion Jamie Chadwick can’t take that next step in her career, how is motorsport more broadly opening its doors to women? The post Chadwick is a brutal example of the barriers women face in racing appeared first on Buy It … Continue reading Chadwick is a brutal example of the barriers women face in racing

A Rural Community Overcomes Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening

“As a personal champion for screening colonoscopies, I used my own story, along with stories of people under the age of 50 in our community who had gone through colonoscopies, in order to encourage our patients to get screened,” write Dr. Van S. Breeding in this blog post.