The cervical cancer divide: state variation in incidence, mortality, and progress toward elimination in the United States.

ABSTRACT: Cervical cancer elimination (<4 cases per 100 000) is a critical cancer prevention goal in the United States. Implementation of health policies and allocation of health resources occur at regional and state levels; therefore, understanding region- and state-specific cervical cancer incidence, mortality, and progress toward elimination-and remaining gaps-is essential. We estimated hysterectomy-corrected cervical cancer incidence, mortality, and progress toward elimination across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. In 2021, Massachusetts was the only state nearing (4.3 per 100 000) the elimination threshold. Southeastern and Southwestern states were furthest, with the highest incidence rates in Mississippi (14.8), Louisiana (14.2), and Oklahoma (13.8). The mortality rat

SUBMITTER: Amboree TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12908680 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature