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Timely care after an abnormal mammogram among low-income women in a public breast cancer screening programRebecca Lobb
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Arch Intern Med 170:521-8. 2010..However, the effect of these policies on timeliness of care has not been empirically evaluated...
Stage of breast cancer at diagnosis among low-income women with access to mammographyRebecca Lobb
Centre for Research on Inner City Health, St Michael s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cancer 116:5487-96. 2010..This study assessed the relationship between area-level poverty and stage of breast cancer at diagnosis among low-income women when screening mammography was available at no cost...
Use of evidence-based strategies to promote mammography among medically underserved womenRebecca Lobb
Centre for Research on Inner City Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Am J Prev Med 40:561-5. 2011..Several web-based resources recommend effective intervention strategies to promote use of mammography but there is limited information on whether the strategies are used, particularly by organizations that serve medically underserved women...
Colorectal cancer screening: prevalence among low-income groups with health insuranceKaren M Emmons
Dana Farber Cancer Institute Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 28:169-77. 2009..There were no differences by race/ethnicity. This study suggests that insurance coverage for CRC screening should be considered as part of a comprehensive approach to address CRC disparities...
