Understanding women's hesitancy to undergo less frequent cervical cancer screening

Inappropriate cervical cancer screening (e.g., screening too often) can result in unnecessary medical procedures, treatment, and psychological distress. To balance the benefits and harms, cervical cancer screening guidelines were recently modified in favor of less frequent screening (i.e., every 3 t...

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Published in:Preventive medicine 2017-02, Vol.95, p.96-102
Main Authors: Gerend, Mary A., Shepherd, Melissa A., Kaltz, Emily A., Davis, Whitney J., Shepherd, Janet E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Attitude to Health
Cancer screening
Cervical cancer
Female
Guideline Adherence
Health services overuse
HPV DNA tests
Humans
Internet
Mass Screening - statistics & numerical data
Middle Aged
Pap smear
Practice Patterns, Physicians
Surveys and Questionnaires
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - prevention & control
Vaginal Smears - psychology
Vaginal Smears - statistics & numerical data
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