Older Women from Appalachia Region in the US Have Higher Rates of Late Stage Breast Cancer

A new study published in the journal Health Services Research reveals that older women from poorest areas of Appalachia in the US have higher incidence of later stage breast cancer as they fail to get regular breast cancer screening. About 25 million people live in the 13 states that make up the Appalachian region, a 205,000-square-mile region that follows the spine of the Appalachian Mountains from southern New York to northern Mississippi. The National Cancer ...

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