Screening History and Survival Among Women With Cervical Cancer in Puerto Rico. 2023

Vanessa Gómez-Vargas, and Karen J Ortiz-Ortiz, and Israel Almodóvar-Rivera, and Carlos R Torres-Cintrón, and Ashish A Deshmukh, and Ana P Ortiz

Cervical cancer incidence is rising in Puerto Rico (PR). Screening for cervical cancer could prevent the occurrence of the disease or lead to its early detection, translating to survival benefits. In this study, we evaluated the association of cervical cancer screening status with tumor diagnosis and survival among Hispanic women living in PR. We analyzed data for 506 incident cases of primary cervical cancer diagnosed from the period 2011-2014, identified through the PR Central Cancer Registry. We ascertained screening status 3 years before cervical cancer diagnosis using data from the period 2008-2014 from the PR Central Cancer Registry-Health Insurance Linkage Database. Patients were followed until 2019. Our outcomes of interest were stage at diagnosis and survival. Most women (78.86%) were covered by public insurance (Medicare and/or Medicaid), and 69.57% underwent screening 3 years before their diagnosis. The proportion of cases diagnosed with localized stage was significantly greater among the screened group compared with those unscreened (43.5% vs 33.1%, p < .0001). Multivariate analysis showed that women insured through Medicaid were less likely to have been screened when compared with women with private insurance (odds ratio = 0.29; 95% CI = 0.16-0.52). Five-year survival was significantly greater among screened (72%) than unscreened (54%) women (p log-rank < 0.05). The multivariate Cox proportional hazards model showed that women who received screening had a 39% (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.61; 95% CI = 0.43-0.87) lower risk of death compared with unscreened women. Our findings exemplify survival benefits among women who underwent cervical cancer screening in PR. Interventions to improve screening uptake and adherence are a public health priority.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007348 Insurance, Health Insurance providing coverage of medical, surgical, or hospital care in general or for which there is no specific heading. Group Health Insurance,Health Insurance,Health Insurance, Voluntary,Health Insurance, Group,Health Insurances,Insurance, Group Health,Insurance, Voluntary Health,Insurances, Health,Voluntary Health Insurance
D008297 Male Males
D011647 Puerto Rico An island in the Greater Antilles in the West Indies. Its capital is San Juan. It is a self-governing commonwealth in union with the United States. It was discovered by Columbus in 1493 but no colonization was attempted until 1508. It belonged to Spain until ceded to the United States in 1898. It became a commonwealth with autonomy in internal affairs in 1952. Columbus named the island San Juan for St. John's Day, the Monday he arrived, and the bay Puerto Rico, rich harbor. The island became Puerto Rico officially in 1932. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p987 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p436)
D002583 Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the UTERINE CERVIX. Cancer of Cervix,Cancer of the Cervix,Cancer of the Uterine Cervix,Cervical Cancer,Cervical Neoplasms,Cervix Cancer,Cervix Neoplasms,Neoplasms, Cervical,Neoplasms, Cervix,Uterine Cervical Cancer,Cancer, Cervical,Cancer, Cervix,Cancer, Uterine Cervical,Cervical Cancer, Uterine,Cervical Cancers,Cervical Neoplasm,Cervical Neoplasm, Uterine,Cervix Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Cervix,Neoplasm, Uterine Cervical,Uterine Cervical Cancers,Uterine Cervical Neoplasm
D005260 Female Females
D006278 Medicare Federal program, created by Public Law 89-97, Title XVIII-Health Insurance for the Aged, a 1965 amendment to the Social Security Act, that provides health insurance benefits to persons over the age of 65 and others eligible for Social Security benefits. It consists of two separate but coordinated programs: hospital insurance (MEDICARE PART A) and supplementary medical insurance (MEDICARE PART B). (Hospital Administration Terminology, AHA, 2d ed and A Discursive Dictionary of Health Care, US House of Representatives, 1976) Health Insurance for Aged and Disabled, Title 18,Insurance, Health, for Aged and Disabled,Health Insurance for Aged, Disabled, Title 18,Health Insurance for Aged, Title 18
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D014481 United States A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D055088 Early Detection of Cancer Methods to identify and characterize cancer in the early stages of disease and predict tumor behavior. Cancer Screening,Cancer Screening Tests,Early Diagnosis of Cancer,Cancer Early Detection,Cancer Early Diagnosis,Cancer Screening Test,Screening Test, Cancer,Screening Tests, Cancer,Screening, Cancer,Test, Cancer Screening,Tests, Cancer Screening

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