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Pap-HPV co-testing adoption trends for cervical cancer screening in a multi-state Practice Research Network (PBRN) 2012-2017 [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: In 2012, the United States cervical cancer screening (CCS) guidelines changed to add co-testing (Papanicolaou [Pap] and human papillomavirus [HPV] test) to Pap-only. Little is known about variation in adoption of CCS modalities in federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in communities where cervical cancer disparities persist.

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What Are the Most Common Preventive Services? A Complete Guide

Mesa Family Physician

For residents of Mesa and the surrounding East Valley communities, staying current with recommended preventive care can lead to better health outcomes and reduced healthcare costs. In Arizona’s climate, skin cancer screenings are particularly important given our high sun exposure.

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AAFP Represents Members During 2025 Legislative Session

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

By engaging with lawmakers and key stakeholders, the Academy worked to ensure that the voices of family physicians were heard in discussions that have the potential to impact healthcare delivery and access for communities across the state. What Happened: This legislation has been enacted into law.

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"Sludge audits" identify obstacles to completing colorectal cancer screening

Common Sense Family Doctor

Paperwork required to sign up for health insurance and to establish care with a practice. Michelle Rockwell and colleagues at the Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, Virginia, performed a sludge audit of their colorectal cancer (CRC) screening services in 2021 and 2022. Travel to the doctor’s office. Wait times.

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Breaking down barriers: How the HPV self-swab testing can improve cervical cancer screening accessibility [Screening, prevention, and health promotion]

Annals of Family Medicine

Black and Latinx women have higher incidence of cervical cancer diagnosis and lower rates of cervical cancer screening than non-Latinx White women. Self-collected high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) testing has been proposed as a method to address these barriers to screening and prevent cervical cancer.

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Family physicians perform high-quality colonoscopies, but access is an issue

Common Sense Family Doctor

Most patients who choose colonoscopy as a screening test for colorectal cancer are referred from primary care to a gastroenterologist or other specialist who performs endoscopy. But that wasn’t the case for the estimated 1 in 15 US patients whose screening colonoscopies were performed by family physicians in 2021.

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Health-Related Social Needs Increase and Persist following Onset of COVID-19 Pandemic [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting or Dataset: Survey data from 50 Oregon primary care and emergency department sites Population Studied: 16,403 Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries Intervention/Instrument: The CMS Accountable Health Communities study Outcome Measures: Positive screen for one or more HRSN: housing, food, transportation, utilities, safety.