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Childhood sexual abuse linked to lower rate of adult women's cancer screening.(Brief Article)
2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who were sexually abused as children are less likely to get Pap tests to screen for cervical cancer, according to research published in the Journal of Family Practice.
While researchers and clinicians know that sexual abuse in childhood has long-lasting negative effects on women's health, this study reveals that the negative consequences of childhood sexual abuse also extend to preventive healthcare.
Kaiser Permanente researchers Melissa Farley, PhD, Jacqueline M. Golding, PhD, and Jerome R. Minkoff, MD, compared 364 female health plan members who received medically appropriate Pap tests with 372 women who had not. Only 36% of the women who were sexually abused as children obtained Pap tests within the past 2 years, compared with 50% of women who were not sexually abused as children.
"Women who were sexually abused in childhood have many risk factors for cervical cancer," said Farley, "so it's crucial for them to get ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Childhood sexual abuse linked to lower rate of adult women's cancer...