Theresa Meuers

Latina women are among the least likely to receive a mammogram," said Theresa Meuers, projectmanager of breast cancer clinical initiatives at Allina."Only 59 percent of all urban, low-incomeMinnesota women over age 40 have ever had a mammogram, and the rates among Latina andSoutheast Asian women are likely to be even lower."A study of Cambodian women in

Minnesota found that only 12 percent of the women over age 50 had ever had a mammogram. This is the first systematic study of breast cancer screening among Hmong women.

Latina women are among the least likely to receive a mammogram," said Theresa Meuers, projectmanager of breast cancer clinical initiatives at Allina."Only 59 percent of all urban, low-income