Original Investigation

Historical Redlining and Spatiotemporal Patterns in Breast Cancer Screening

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.30685

September 02, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This study found that historical redlining was associated with lower breast cancer screening prevalence independent of contemporary social vulnerability, neighborhood conditions, and geographic access. These findings support sustained, place-based strategies addressing structural and socioeconomic barriers to improve screening uptake and progress toward national screening targets.

Corresponding Author: Dinesh Pal Mudaranthakam, PhD, MBA, MS, Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66160 (dmudaranthakam@kumc.edu).

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