Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Editorial
. 2023 Feb;306(2):e222405.
doi: 10.1148/radiol.222405. Epub 2022 Oct 11.

Addressing Racial Inequities in Access to State-of-the-Art Breast Imaging

Christoph I Lee  1 , Marissa B Lawson  1
Affiliations
Editorial

Addressing Racial Inequities in Access to State-of-the-Art Breast Imaging

Christoph I Lee et al. Radiology. 2023 Feb.
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Disclosures of conflicts of interest: C.I.L. Grants to institution from the National Cancer Institute; participation on a data safety monitoring board at GRAIL; personal fees for editorial board work from the American College of Radiology. M.B.L. No relevant relationships.

Figures

Dr Christoph Lee is a professor of radiology in the Department of Radiology at the University of Washington School of Medicine and a breast imager at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. He directs the Northwest Screening and Cancer Outcomes Research Enterprise and is principal investigator of multiple NIH R01 grants focused on breast cancer screening technology assessment and health disparities
Dr Christoph Lee is a professor of radiology in the Department of Radiology at the University of Washington School of Medicine and a breast imager at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. He directs the Northwest Screening and Cancer Outcomes Research Enterprise and is principal investigator of multiple NIH R01 grants focused on breast cancer screening technology assessment and health disparities.
Dr Marissa Lawson is an acting instructor in the Department of Radiology at the University of Washington School of Medicine and a breast imager at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. She is a T32-funded Data Driven Cancer Research Scholar at the University of Washington.
Dr Marissa Lawson is an acting instructor in the Department of Radiology at the University of Washington School of Medicine and a breast imager at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. She is a T32-funded Data Driven Cancer Research Scholar at the University of Washington.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

Comment on

Similar articles

See all similar articles

References

    1. DeSantis CE , Ma J , Gaudet MM , et al. . Breast cancer statistics, 2019 . CA Cancer J Clin 2019. ; 69 ( 6 ): 438 – 451 . - PubMed
    1. Gerend MA , Pai M . Social determinants of Black-White disparities in breast cancer mortality: a review . Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2008. ; 17 ( 11 ): 2913 – 2923 . - PubMed
    1. Independent UK Panel on Breast Cancer Screening . The benefits and harms of breast cancer screening: an independent review . Lancet 2012. ; 380 ( 9855 ): 1778 – 1786 . - PubMed
    1. Pisano ED , Gatsonis C , Hendrick E , et al. . Diagnostic performance of digital versus film mammography for breast-cancer screening . N Engl J Med 2005. ; 353 ( 17 ): 1773 – 1783 . - PubMed
    1. Lowry KP , Coley RY , Miglioretti DL , et al. . Screening performance of digital breast tomosynthesis vs digital mammography in community practice by patient age, screening round, and breast density . JAMA Netw Open 2020. ; 3 ( 7 ): e2011792 . - PMC - PubMed