Disparities in breast and cervical cancer screening participation in British Columbia (BC) Li Rita Zhang

TEAM: Li Rita Zhang, Drona Rasali, Ryan Woods, Janette Sam, Laura Gentile, Lisa Kan Screening allows for early detection of cancer and reduction in population-level mortality. Despite the benefits of breast and cervical cancer screening, participation often fall short of targets and disparities across sociodemographic groups exist. To provide insights into screening service utilization in BC, we investigated disparities in 30-month breast and 3-year cervical cancer screening participation rates among women of screening age across quintiles of area-based income, education, as well as social and material deprivation indices. Results suggest that breast and cervical cancer screening participation rates are positively associated with education and inversely associated with material deprivation. Our findings can inform strategies to improve cancer preventive care across BC.

BC CDC Presenters

10/14/2020 10:15:00 PM