Risk of cervicalcancer found to be twice as high in women with mentalillness TheLancet
High grade dysplasia in the uterine cervix. The abnormal epithelium is extending into a mucus gland to the left of centre. This disease can progress to invasive cancer of the cervix. Credit: Haymanj/public domain
Women with mental illness, neuropsychiatric disability, or substance abuse are less likely to go for gynecological smear tests for cervical cancer and run more than twice the risk of developing the disease. The findings are presented inby researchers from Karolinska Institutet, who stress the importance of proactively approaching these women as a preventative measure against cervical cancer.'s health problem.
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