Examining association between county-level social vulnerability, cancer screening rates

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About The Study: Counties with higher social vulnerability had lower rates of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force-recommended screening for breast, cervical or colorectal cancer according to the results of this study of 3,141 counties.

Authors: Ryan Suk, Ph.D., M.S., of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.33429)

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