Black patients may be missed on common cancer screening, study suggests

A patient in a hospital gown, mask and hair net lays down while getting an ultrasound screening and a physician is checking the image on a laptop.

A common screening test for endometrial cancer may not be reliable in Black patients, a new study finds. 

The test, which uses ultrasound, is used to see whether or not a patient might need more invasive testing, involving a biopsy. Past research suggested that the ultrasound is very accurate for triaging patients in this way — but now, the new study suggests it may miss a concerning number of Black patients.