Menu
Back to Equity and Access
09/01/26

Young women diagnosed with breast cancer: why is no one telling me to get a mammogram?

Jerome-D'Emilia, Bonnie; Suplee, Patricia; Meyers, Emma; Yoon-Flannery, Kahyun. J Nurs Scholarsh.

Collection Topics
Big Three Conditions Equity, Access, and Timeliness
Share

Most recent

Primary care signals and diagnostic pathways before incident heart failure: a systematic scoping review.

Jerjes, El-Osta, Jhass, et al., J Prim Care Community Health.
09/09/26 Big Three Conditions Culture, Work System, and Implementation Epidemiology

Diagnostic uncertainty and antibiotic timing in sepsis: observational validation of a dual-axis decision model.

Currey, Siff, Sahoo, et al., Crit Care Explor.
09/01/26 Big Three Conditions Cognition and Decision Making Equity, Access, and Timeliness

Diagnosing in the dark: the childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder GP evidence gap.

Foreman, Hillman, Cross, et al., Br J Gen Pract.
09/01/26 Culture, Work System, and Implementation Equity, Access, and Timeliness Tests, Screening, and Laboratory Processes

Summary

Diagnostic delay can be shaped by gaps between screening policy, symptoms, and patient expectations. This qualitative descriptive study interviewed 30 women diagnosed with breast cancer before age 40. The analysis describes patient experiences with symptomatic presentations, delays, emotional and sociocultural challenges, and unmet age-specific needs. The results highlight opportunities for examining patient, clinician, and system contributions to delayed breast cancer diagnosis.
Read the paper
Jerome-D’Emilia B, Suplee P, Meyers E, et al. Young women diagnosed with breast cancer: why is no one telling me to get a mammogram? J Nurs Scholarsh. 2026;58(5):e70122.