Cervical cancer incidence in the United States in the US-Mexico border region, 1998-2003

摘要: BACKGROUND. Cervical cancer mortality rates have declined in the United States, primarily because of Papanicolaou testing. However, limited information is available about incidence disease US-Mexico border region, where some poorest counties States are located. This study was undertaken to help compare patterns cervical among women region and other parts States. METHODS. Age-adjusted for states bordering Mexico (California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas) years 1998 2003 were compared with nonborder those states. Differences examined by age, race, ethnicity, rural residence, educational attainment, poverty, migration, stage disease, histology. RESULTS. Overall, Hispanic had almost twice non-Hispanic counties, higher than did In contrast, black lower Among white women, however, geographic locality also evident urban/rural migration from outside disease. CONCLUSIONS. Disparities when that regions, evident. Of particular concern late-stage diagnosed states, especially such preventable. Cancer 2008;113(10 suppl):2964–73. Published 2008 American Society.