Bringing Breast Cancer Screening to the Neighborhood: Martha Welman, MD, and Jasmin Hundal, MD

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Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) play a critical role in cancer prevention for underserved communities, yet structural barriers often delay diagnosis and contribute to later-stage breast cancer presentation. In this discussion, Martha Welman, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Neighborhood Health, joins Jasmin Hundal, MD, MS, MPH, to share how a structured breast cancer screening navigation program dramatically shortened time to diagnosis and showed early signals of reducing late-stage disease.

They explore how post–COVID-19 disruptions led to more advanced presentations, particularly among younger women, and how patient navigation emerged as the most impactful intervention. Dr. Welman details how dedicated navigators, standing orders, strengthened imaging partnerships, and mobile mammography helped reduce average time from screening order to diagnostic resolution from nearly four months to less than three—while also addressing literacy, language, transportation, and digital access barriers common in FQHC populations.

The conversation highlights why human-centered navigation is essential for translating screening guidelines into real-world impact, the emotional and logistical obstacles patients face along the diagnostic pathway, and what oncology clinicians can learn about partnering with community practices to improve equity, outcomes, and continuity of care across the breast cancer continuum.

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