CalOptima Launches Mobile Mammography Clinics as Breast Cancer Screenings Sharply Decline

CalOptima Launches Mobile Mammography Clinics as Breast Cancer Screenings Sharply Decline
A healthcare organization launched a mobile mammography program in Buena Park, Calif., on Feb. 2, 2022. Vanessa Serna/The Epoch Times
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BUENA PARK, Calif.—A health care organization launched a mobile mammography program in Orange County on Feb. 2 as breast cancer screenings have declined amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study in June 2021, citing breast cancer screening declines by 87 percent in April 2020 in comparison to previous five-year averages for the month—with minority groups with low incomes being less likely to receive care.