Mammography
(Data are for U.S. for year indicated)
Percent of women 40 years of age
and over who had a mammogram within the past 2 years: 67 (2005)
Source:
Health,
United States, 2007, Table 87
Number
of physician office visits during which mammograms were ordered or provided:
17 million
Source:
National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2006 Summary, Table 16
Number of
hospital outpatient department visits during which mammograms were ordered
or provided: 2.3
million
Source:
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2006 Outpatient Department Summary, Table 16
Mortality
Number of breast cancer deaths
for females: 41,116
Source:
Deaths: Final Data for 2005, Tables 12
More
data
Death rates for breast cancer
for females, according to race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States,
selected years 1950-2004
Health, United States,
2007, Table 40
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Health Interview Survey
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Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
Mortality Data
National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
National
Cancer Institute
American
Cancer Society
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December 17, 2008