Are women receiving proper care for cervical cancer?
In a recent blog post by the University of Michigan Health Lab, Nicole Fawcett, the manager of cancer communication for the university's cancer center, discussed findings from a study showing that not all women get appropriate care for cervical cancer.
The study, published in Obstetrics & Gynecology, included 16,195 patients treated between 2004 and 2013 for locally advanced cervical cancer. This information was reported to the National Cancer Database and represented 96 percent of cervical cancer cases in the United States.
The team of researchers used the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines to determine which patients, who received radiation therapy, also received care within guidelines.
Researchers found that 57 percent of patients received guideline-based care. One of the most notable findings was a larger gap in guideline-based care among patients treated at centers that had a large volume of cervical cancer patients compared with low-volume hospitals.
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Jodelle joined TriMed Media Group in 2016 as a senior writer, focusing on content for Radiology Business and Health Imaging. After receiving her master's from DePaul University, she worked as a news reporter and communications specialist.