… she is offered the opportunity to interact with a new group of women, Carroll says, she is amazed to see the different cultural myths and perceptions that emerge around the disease and the medical system.
Referring to mammograms, Caroll said, “There’s nothing that helps us to find information like that machine.” Carol has been amazed by the “ignorance of the importance of the yearly mammogram,” and attributes the gap to a widespread lack of availability of education about medical screening and prevention in many minority communities, which keeps women from receiving proper care. In some cases she says, “There are some women who are afraid actually of the machine itself. Often, women are intimidated by all aspects of the process—where they have to go to find the information and where the screening itself is administered, nevermind the testing itself.”
In an interview with CBS news, Caroll explained two surprising facts about breast cancer: “I learned that young women who have an early menstrual period are more at risk.” Also, “Women who are late with menopause are also more at risk.”