Black women less likely to undergo preoperative breast MRI
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JULY 10, 2024
Black women diagnosed with breast cancer are less likely than their white counterparts to undergo preoperative MRI, researchers have reported. A team led by Sara Ginzberg, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia also found that, when race and breast density were considered together (higher breast tissue density is considered a breast cancer risk factor), the adjusted probability of having a preoperative MRI decreased from 60.3% for white women to 44.9% for Black women
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