In December, Ashley Housten, OTD, MSCI, assistant professor of surgery in the Division of Public Health Sciences and Siteman Cancer Center, presented her research project, Breast Cancer Screening: Priorities and Attitudes of Diverse Women under 50, to the Breast Cancer Community Partnership (BCaP).
Her project compares the intersections and differences between how racially and ethnically diverse women at average risk for breast cancer consider the benefits and harms associated with screening mammography. Conflicting recommendations for when to start screening, how often to be screened, and when to discontinue screening have the potential to undermine quality decision-making about mammography. The goal of her project is to create decision support tools for women considering breast cancer screening mammography to enhance their decision-making process.