Compared to Distribution

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Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

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Mammogram in Past 2 Years: 50+

County: Wicomico, MD

Measurement Period: 2020

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This indicator shows the percentage of women aged 50 and over who have had a mammogram in the past two years.

Why is this important?

A mammogram is an x-ray of the breast that can be used to detect changes in the breast such as tumors and calcifications. The test may be done for screening or for diagnostic purposes. A positive screening mammogram leads to further testing to determine if cancer is present. Mammograms may also be used to evaluate known cases of breast cancer. Although mammograms do not detect all cases of breast cancer, they have been shown to increase early detection, thus reducing mortality. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides low-income, uninsured, and underserved women access to free or low-cost mammograms through the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP).

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County: Wicomico, MD

18.3%

Source: Maryland Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Measurement period: 2020
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: May 2023

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Change in methodology for 2012:
The BRFSS 2012 prevalence data should be considered a baseline year for data analysis and is not directly comparable to previous years of BRFSS data because of the changes in weighting methodology and the addition of the cell phone sampling frame.