PHC 6931 Seminar in Contemporary Public Health Issues
Mammography Screening in African American Women: Results from
the Race Differences in Mammography Screening Process Study
Beth A. Jones, Ph.D., MPH
Yale University School of Medicine, School of Public Health
Feb 11, 2008
Learning Objectives:
1) Identify key features of the Screening Mammography Process that are
critical to achieving the full benefit of early detection.
2) Identify key racial/ethnic differences in the Screening Mammography
Process that could be targeted for intervention efforts.
Suggested Readings:
Jones BA, Patterson E, Calvocoressi L. Mammography Screening in African
American Women: Evaluating the Research. Cancer 2003;97(1 Suppl):258-72.
Jones BA, Dailey A, Calvocoressi L, Reams K, Kasl SV, Lee CH, Hsu H.
Inadequate Follow-up of Abnormal Screening Mammograms: Findings from the
Race Differences in Screening Mammography Process Study. Cancer Causes
and Control 2005;16:809-21.
Jones BA, Reams K, Calvocoressi L, Dailey A, Kasl SV, Liston NM. Adequacy of
communicating results from screening mammograms to African American and
White women. AJPH 2007; 97:531-538.
Supplementary Reading:
Calvocoressi L, Sun A, Kasl SV, Claus EB, Jones BA. Impact of the 1997
Change in Mammography Screening Guidelines on Women in their Forties.
Cancer, 2008;112:473-80.
See Accompanying Editorial: Brem, RF. Editorial for “Mammography
Screening of Women in Their Forties: The Impact of Changes in
Screening Guidelines.” Cancer, 2008;112:458-60.