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Beyond screening: How a UW study revealed persistent racial disparities in Wisconsin cervical cancer rates

University of Wisconsin obstetrics and gynecology researchers published a new study highlighting the disparities in cervical cancer in Wisconsin between 1998 and 2022, according to the Wisconsin Medical Journal. The study investigated why invasive, yet preventable cancers are still prevalent, particularly in patients who face barriers to receiving adequate health care, according to an email statement from assistant professor in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology and study co-author Dr. Ran Catherine Zhang, MD, MPH.