Open AccessCervical cancer and health care resources in Newark, New Jersey, 1970 to 1988.
Author(s) -
Bart Holland,
James Foster,
Donald B. Louria
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.83.1.45
Subject(s) - cervical cancer , medicine , carcinoma in situ , population , cancer , cancer registry , family medicine , incidence (geometry) , gynecology , demography , gerontology , environmental health , physics , sociology , optics
In the past, the predominantly Black population of Newark, NJ, had little access to programs promoting or providing Pap tests. The ratio of in situ to invasive cases of cervical carcinoma was markedly reduced in all age categories, indicating inadequate screening for this cancer in this population. Funding became available to provide and publicize Pap smears but ceased after 5.5 years. We examined the effect of these changes in funding.