Twenty-five years ago, breast cancer screening rates among Asian women in Boston painted a stark picture of health inequity. In 1999, only a quarter of Asian women reported having had a mammogram — about half the citywide average.
Today, that gap has closed. According to the 2023 Health of Boston report, Asian women are getting screened at rates on par with the citywide average of 77%.
This surge “is not an accident,” says Magnolia Contreras, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s vice president of community health…