Posted on Aug 21, 2022
Late-stage cervical cancer cases are on the rise
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A new study finds that late-stage cervical cancer cases are on the rise in the U.S., and some researchers hypothesize that a decrease in screenings among young women could be why more women are being diagnosed with the deadly disease.
While the overall rate of cervical cancer in the U.S. is on the decline, the number of women suffering from advanced stages of the disease — which has a five-year survival rate of 17% — is increasing.
Researchers at the University of California Los Angeles Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology set out to investigate stage 4 cervical cancer trends in the country by analyzing data from 2001 to 2018. In a study published Thursday in the International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer, they found a 1.3% increase per year in advanced stages of the disease, with the greatest increase taking place among white women in the South aged 40 to 44, among whom cases went up 4.5% annually.
Researchers also found that Black women have an overall higher rate of late-stage cervical cancer, at 1.55 per 100,000, versus 0.92 per 100,000 in white women.
A new study finds that late-stage cervical cancer cases are on the rise in the U.S., and some researchers hypothesize that a decrease in screenings among young women could be why more women are being diagnosed with the deadly disease.
While the overall rate of cervical cancer in the U.S. is on the decline, the number of women suffering from advanced stages of the disease — which has a five-year survival rate of 17% — is increasing.
Researchers at the University of California Los Angeles Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology set out to investigate stage 4 cervical cancer trends in the country by analyzing data from 2001 to 2018. In a study published Thursday in the International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer, they found a 1.3% increase per year in advanced stages of the disease, with the greatest increase taking place among white women in the South aged 40 to 44, among whom cases went up 4.5% annually.
Researchers also found that Black women have an overall higher rate of late-stage cervical cancer, at 1.55 per 100,000, versus 0.92 per 100,000 in white women.
Late-stage cervical cancer cases are on the rise
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good morning Brother William, solid read and share, keep them coming.
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The physician I work with at the free clinic makes sure his female clients get a Pap smear every year. It’s just part of our standard of care.
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Well in response to Lt. Col Charlie Brown Planned Parenthood fors those screenings but when funding us stripped or they are shutdown cancer screenings are not available. So you should just not make a comment like you did as you and your Republican cohorts are the cause.
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MSG Stan Hutchison
She opens her mouth without knowing of what she speaks. I quick google shows Planned Parenthood is trying to stay very active in the late-stage cervical cancer issues, as well as most other women health issues.
Open your mind, Col!
Open your mind, Col!
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