Research from Doll and Co-Authors Featured in Article on Endometrial Cancer Screening
Posted: 10/17/2024 ()
New research from CSDE Affiliate Kemi Doll (Obstetrics & Gynecology) and co-authors finds that a common endometrial cancer screening procedure missed cases in almost 10% of Black female patients. The article, entitled “Endometrial Thickness as Diagnostic Triage for Endometrial Cancer Among Black Individuals” and recently quoted in a Health.com article, highlights the high probability of false negatives for Black women in a retrospective study and recommends tissue biopsy in an effort to reduce this rate. Read the full study here.