The “guidelines movement” was formed to reduce variability in practice, control costs, and
improve patient care outcomes. Yet the overall impact on practice and outcomes has been …

Although routine Pap screening represents an effective tool in the early detection of cervical
cancer, it remains underused by some Canadian women. This study examines selected …

Background Contextual factors may play an influential role in determining individual uptake
of preventive health care services, especially among potentially vulnerable subpopulations …

the Pap. test is acknowledged world-wide as being the most successful cancer screening
test, yet women continue to die of carcinoma of the cervix, a theoretically preventable …

Results The 2-year cumulative incidences were 61% among women without CKD, 54% for
those with CKD stages 3a and 3b, 37% for those with CKD stages 4 and 5, and 26% for …

OBJECTIVE To discover the prevalence of 4 preventable and treatable diseases among
newly arriving refugees. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING An immigrant …

Objective: Out primary objective was to examine sociodemographic and attitudinal factors
that affect uptake of the Pap smear in a multi-ethnic Asian population. Methods: We …

Background: Previous studies have shown that depression is associated with both lower use
of preventive cancer screening programs and lower probability of cancer survival. Given the …

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an invitation letter
on cervical screening participation among unscreened women 30 to 69 years of age …

Conclusion One might wonder whether all this effort to improve screening rates among hard-
to-reach groups is worth it. Cost-effective interventions are the order of the day. Although it is …