Breast Cancer Screening Patterns Among Military Beneficiaries: Racial Variations in Screening Eliminated in an Equal-Access Model

Background African American women present with more aggressive breast tumors and at later stages than white women. Many factors have been proposed to explain these findings, including socioeconomic status, cultural beliefs, and access to medical care. The purpose of this project was to determine if stage at presentation would be equivalent in a system providing equal access to care and if screening was equivalent.