Many women still face barriers to getting regular mammograms, CDC study finds [Video]

A new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study found that the more health-related social needs a woman has – like being food insecure or not being able to afford health care – the less likely she is to get a mammogram, the recommended screening for breast cancer. Cost was the biggest barrier, the study found.Video above: This fingerprint test could soon replace the mammogramThe study, released on Tuesday, analyzed data from the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance system, an annual health survey of adults in the United States. Researchers found that recommended mammogram use was almost 20% lower among women ages 50 to 74 who had three or more health-related social needs in comparison with women who did not have any health-related social needs.Health-related social needs are social conditions that adversely affect a person’s health. These types of social needs, such as feeling socially isolated, life dissatisfaction, lost …