A recent study has determined Shelby County has the medical capacity for all women to receive their yearly mammogram. Now, the question remains, with some of the highest breast cancer mortality rates in the country, why aren’t they?
Although white women are diagnosed with breast cancer more often, black women in the Memphis area are dying at a much higher rate.
To help figure out why, the Memphis Breast Cancer Consortium (MBCC) produced a first-of-its-kind, 51-page report called Breast Cancer 901: The Status of Breast Health Care in the Memphis Metropolitan Region.