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Change in Medicare funding of Pap test lowers incidence.(cervical cancer )(Brief Article)
2002 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The incidence of cervical cancer decreased more in U.S. women age 65 and older than among younger women after Medicare began paying for Pap screening, according to a study in the July 2002 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Medicare began paying for Pap screening in 1990.
Researchers reviewed cervical cancer data from the California Cancer Registry from 1988-1990, before Medicare paid for Pap screening, and cervical cancer data from 1991-1995, when Medicare began covering Pap screening.
The researchers admitted there are several limitations to their ...
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