Lower cancer screening rates in obese women show surprising racial twist

April 8, 2008 Lower cancer screening rates in obese women show surprising racial twist Yomi Wrong -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A review of 32 studies examining medical imaging of obese patients found that extremely large women are less likely than smaller women to be screened for breast, colon, and cervical cancer. The analysis also revealed surprising trends along racial lines, indicating that overweight white women are less likely than their black counterparts to undergo screening. "The (obesity) association was not terribly surprising," said lead author Sarah Cohen in an interview. "The racial disparity we saw was more interesting."

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