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Published: 17 October 2019 17 October 2019

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and that always tends to raise concerns among women about their health. 

But, according to Health Testing Center's team's analysis of the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1 in 3 women have never had a mammogram. The team dove deeper, performing state-level analysis for other screening tests like HPV and PAP tests. NM stood out:

View the full study here. 

(While the numbers for PAP and HPV tests could improve, nearly 1 in 2 NM women not meeting mammogram recommendations is way too many. Considering October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, there’s no better time to increase awareness.)