Study: Obese women skip cancer tests
Published: Tue, Mar. 25, 2008 12:30AM
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closeCHAPEL HILL -- Obesity may keep some women from getting routine cancer screenings, according to a new UNC-Chapel Hill study.
The study found obese white women were less likely than healthy-weight women to get the recommended screenings for breast and cervical cancer, according to the UNC-CH School of Public Health. The trend was not as consistent among black women.
"Our review doesn't tell us why larger women are not getting screened as frequently for these cancers; it only reveals the trend," said Sarah S. Cohen, lead author of the article published online by the American Cancer Society.
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The study is available at www.interscience.wiley.com.
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