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Federal Health Reform: Breast Cancer Outcomes, Nia Imani Bailey
Federal Health Reform: Breast Cancer Outcomes, Nia Imani Bailey
West Chester University Doctoral Projects
Young women are diagnosed with breast cancer; and young women die from breast cancer. This qualitative dissertation seeks to prove the significance of lowering the mammography age from 40 years old to 30 years old. Current policy and programs correlate to the mandated age of 40 years old, unless the woman is at high risk; such as having a family cancer history. This dissertation also seeks to implement an addendum to insurance policies to cover for younger women to have mammography screening in the event they are younger than the recommended age. The purpose of this study was to examine …