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The impact of health insurance status on the stage of cervical cancer diagnosis at a tertiary care center in Massachusetts.

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Davis, M; Strickland, K; Easter, SR; Worley, M; Feltmate, C; Muto, M; Horowitz, N; Berkowitz, R; Feldman, S
Published in: Gynecol Oncol
July 2018

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of insurance status on the stage of cervical cancer diagnosed and treated at a tertiary care center in Massachusetts and review the preceding screening history. METHODS: An IRB approved retrospective cohort study was conducted of patients with a diagnosis of cervical cancer treated at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) between January 2011 and June 2016. Clinical and demographic data was extracted from the longitudinal medical record. Statistical analysis was performed using SAS. RESULTS: 117 cases of cervical cancer met the inclusion criteria during the study period. Most patients (76%) were diagnosed with stage I disease. On univariate analysis, compared to patients with private insurance, patients with public insurance or no documented insurance presented at older ages, were more likely to be non-white races, and present with advanced stage disease. In an adjusted model, the risk of being diagnosed with advanced stage disease persisted among women with public or no documented insurance, adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 4.13 (1.37-12.45). There was no difference in screening history among women with private vs. public insurance, p = 0.30. CONCLUSIONS: Despite access to insurance, patients with public issued insurance had an increased risk of presenting with advanced stage cervical cancer in this cohort. These data suggest that additional barriers to screening and prevention may exist and are important for future investigation.

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Gynecol Oncol

DOI

EISSN

1095-6859

Publication Date

July 2018

Volume

150

Issue

1

Start / End Page

67 / 72

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
  • Tertiary Care Centers
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Middle Aged
  • Massachusetts
  • Insurance, Health
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Humans
 

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Davis, M., Strickland, K., Easter, S. R., Worley, M., Feltmate, C., Muto, M., … Feldman, S. (2018). The impact of health insurance status on the stage of cervical cancer diagnosis at a tertiary care center in Massachusetts. Gynecol Oncol, 150(1), 67–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygyno.2018.05.002
Davis, Michelle, Kyle Strickland, Sarah Rae Easter, Michael Worley, Colleen Feltmate, Michael Muto, Neil Horowitz, Ross Berkowitz, and Sarah Feldman. “The impact of health insurance status on the stage of cervical cancer diagnosis at a tertiary care center in Massachusetts.Gynecol Oncol 150, no. 1 (July 2018): 67–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygyno.2018.05.002.
Davis M, Strickland K, Easter SR, Worley M, Feltmate C, Muto M, et al. The impact of health insurance status on the stage of cervical cancer diagnosis at a tertiary care center in Massachusetts. Gynecol Oncol. 2018 Jul;150(1):67–72.
Davis, Michelle, et al. “The impact of health insurance status on the stage of cervical cancer diagnosis at a tertiary care center in Massachusetts.Gynecol Oncol, vol. 150, no. 1, July 2018, pp. 67–72. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2018.05.002.
Davis M, Strickland K, Easter SR, Worley M, Feltmate C, Muto M, Horowitz N, Berkowitz R, Feldman S. The impact of health insurance status on the stage of cervical cancer diagnosis at a tertiary care center in Massachusetts. Gynecol Oncol. 2018 Jul;150(1):67–72.
Journal cover image

Published In

Gynecol Oncol

DOI

EISSN

1095-6859

Publication Date

July 2018

Volume

150

Issue

1

Start / End Page

67 / 72

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
  • Tertiary Care Centers
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Middle Aged
  • Massachusetts
  • Insurance, Health
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Humans