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Cervical dysplasia is a condition marked by growth of abnormal cells on the surface of the cervix. It carries a risk of progression to cervical cancer.
/PRNewswire/ With the goal of improving cervical cancer care, AACC has published a new guidance document with expert recommendations on detecting this.
We sought to investigate the association between insurance coverage history and cervical cancer screening among Davidson County, Tennessee, women diagnosed with incident cervical cancer. We reviewed medical records of women diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer from 2008 through 2018 identified via the state's cancer registry and by active surveillance of diagnostic pathology reports for the HPV-IMPACT project. Per 2012 United States Preventive Services Task Force recommended cervical cancer screening guidelines, women were characterized into three screening history categories: “no screening”, “no follow-up” and “test/screening failure”. Multivariable logistic regression measured the association of prior inadequate insurance (underinsurance) and screening history (“no screening/no follow-up” compared to “test/screening failure”). Of 212 women, most (77%) had not undergone recommended cervical cancer screening or