Sociodemographic and Health-Related Determinants of Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Behavior, 2005

The national health initiatives appear to benefit select American women (overall declining mortality rates from breast and cervical cancer); however, there seems to be a negative economy of scale with respect to age-as age increases, Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening declines and morbidity/mortality increases. Given this disparity, as of 2005, related Healthy People 2010objectives remain unrealized.