The National Medical Association applauds the Food and Drug Administration for their ruling on the reporting of mammograms. As you may knowbreast canceris the most commonly diagnosed cancer among US women (1 in 8) and is the second leading cause of cancer death among women, second only to lung cancer.Additionally, while cancer incidence is highest in non-Hispanic White and non-Hispanic Black women,non-HispanicBlack women have the highest breast cancer mortality rate, more than any other racial or ethnic group in the United States.Therefore, it is extremely important that all women have mammograms as recommended and review the result with their health care provider. Don’t take anything for granted! For information of the ruling visit the following link.
