Washington has the second-highest death rate for breast cancer in the nation. Despite that statistic, the number of women getting mammograms is on the decline. Join Kojo for a look at the obstacles to treatment, the latest on prevention programs, and why disparities in minority death rates exist.
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2007-05-23/breast-cancer-dc
Breast Cancer in DC
Listen Wednesday, May. 23, 2007 at 12:30 p.m. in Health, Society
CD or 
TRANSCRIPT of this program.
Guests
Carolyn Hendricks, MD
Oncologist, Suburban Hospital-Bethesda
Susan Butler
Executive Director, DC Cancer Coalition
Diane Balma
Vice-President of Public Policy, The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
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