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JJ70
6 years agoMember
@arpie this difference for Indigenous women is three-fold in reasoning:
1) BreastScreen Aus needs to see a certain quota of Aboriginal women. They need data on the indigenous...so they gather clientele from wider parameters.
2) Indigenous women have one of the lowest % participation rates across the country, so getting in to screen earlier will help rates increase.
3) It is pretty much unheard of for Aboriginal women to have dense breast tissue - genetics. They are better candidates for successful mammography images.
Having said all that, your point is valid. Call them on it.
BSWA have a big banner for Indigenous from 40...printed years ago. Similar banners for general population say 50...
1) BreastScreen Aus needs to see a certain quota of Aboriginal women. They need data on the indigenous...so they gather clientele from wider parameters.
2) Indigenous women have one of the lowest % participation rates across the country, so getting in to screen earlier will help rates increase.
3) It is pretty much unheard of for Aboriginal women to have dense breast tissue - genetics. They are better candidates for successful mammography images.
Having said all that, your point is valid. Call them on it.
BSWA have a big banner for Indigenous from 40...printed years ago. Similar banners for general population say 50...