![]() ![]() ![]() Nunes also said that not having health insurance is also a factor that contributes to these health disparities, which is why Penn Medicine has offered this service insurance free. Linda White Nunes, MD, MPH, vice chair of inclusion, diversity and equity for the department of Radiology in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, at a past mobile mammogram event. WHYY thanks our sponsors - become a WHYY sponsor “We found through our community partners that individuals were also worried about a subsequent positive diagnosis,” she said. She also said that finances and insurance often play a role in people not getting screened. ![]() Nunes said that it’s important for underrepresented communities to undergo regular screenings to decrease mortality rates and catch cancers when they’re more treatable. “Prostate cancer is 113% higher rate for Black men compared to white men and colorectal cancer mortality rate 31% for women and 44% for men higher in Black people than compared to white people,” she said. “In almost every common or high frequency cancer, including breast cancer, there’s a 41% higher cancer mortality rate for Black women compared to white women.” The same stark contrasts can be observed with other cancers. Reaching underserved communities is key in this effort, said Linda White Nunes, vice chair of inclusion, diversity, and equity for the Department of Radiology at Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine. ![]()
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