Mental illness dramatically cuts cervical cancer screening rates in Sweden

Women with mental illness in Sweden are far less likely to attend cervical cancer screenings and more likely to develop invasive disease, a new population study shows. The finding highlights a significant public health gap that screening programs and healthcare systems have failed to close, with direct implications for health equity and preventable disease burden.

Originaltitel: Invasive cervical cancer, precancerous lesions, and cervical screening participation among women with mental illness in Sweden: a population-based observational study