BREAST-CANCER
OCCUPATIONAL-HEALTH-PROGRAMS

FEMALE EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION IN A WORKSITE MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING PROGRAM

A survey was conducted of women who worked for a company which offered a worksite mammography screening program to determine reasons for program participation or declining participation. Of the women who declined mammography and were over 40 years of age, 73% had already fulfilled the guidelines of the American Cancer Society for mammography screening. Reasons for not participating included preference for getting mammogram from own doctor or health care plan, too expensive, and not thought to be necessary. The authors suggest that women who have not met screening guidelines and those who have never had a mammogram should be targeted by worksite mammography screening programs.

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 8(5):309-313, 1995. (17 references)

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