Although the organization said it supported the new draft recommendations for breast cancer screening, BWHI President Linda Goler also said in a statement that "... we are disappointed that recommendations for annual screening were not made."

Black women are diagnosed with breast cancer at a younger age than white women on average, with malignancies more likely to be aggressive and fast-developing, BWHI noted. The group has begun a study of breast and cervical cancer among Black and brown women to help provide evidence on the need for annual screening exams, Goler said.