Improving Equitable Access to Cervical Cancer Screening and Management

AJN - American Journal of Nursing​

​Each year, 13,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 4,000 die from it. Moreover, 8 million women 21 to 65 years of age haven't had a Pap test in five years. Hispanic women have the highest incidence of cervical cancer and are less likely to be screened or return for care.

Noncyclic Chronic Pelvic Pain Treatments: Comparative Effectiveness​​​​

Agency for Healthcare Research and Qu​​ality

The Vanderbilt Evidence-based Practice Center systematically reviewed evidence on therapies for women age 18 and over with noncyclic chronic pelvic pain (CPP). We focused on the prevalence of conditions thought to occur commonly with CPP; changes in pain, functional status, quality of life, and patient satisfaction resulting from surgical and nonsurgical treatment approaches; harms of nonsurgical approaches; evidence for differences in surgical outcomes if an etiology for CPP is identified postsurgery; and evidence for selecting one intervention over another after an approach fails.​​​​​​​​​​​

Video: ​Effect of an educational intervention on women's healthcare provider knowledge gaps about breast density, breast cancer risk, and screening​​​

Overview of a study to assess the effect of a web-based educational intervention on women’s healthcare provider knowledge of breast density, its risk and screening implications, and comfort level in discussing these topics with patients.