Celebrities and screening: a measurable impact on high-grade cervical neoplasia diagnosis from the 'Jade Goody effect' in the UK.
Br J Cancer
; 109(5): 1192-7, 2013 Sep 03.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The celebrity Jade Goody's cervical cancer diagnosis was associated with increased UK cervical screening attendance. We wanted to establish if there was an increase in high-grade (HG) cervical neoplasia diagnoses, and if so, what the characteristics of the women with HG disease were.METHODS:
We analysed prospective data on 3233 consecutive colposcopy referrals in North East London, UK, from 01 April 2005 to 30 June 2010. Characteristics and outcomes of pre- and post-Goody cohorts were compared.RESULTS:
Goody's diagnosis was associated with an increased incidence of colposcopy referrals in all subsequent annual quarters (incidence rate ratio (IRR) 1.3-1.9, P<0.002-P<0.0005) and increased HG disease diagnoses in the fourth quarter 2008/2009 (IRR 1.3, P=0.05) and first quarter 2009/2010 (IRR 1.3, P=0.07). We observed 1.90-fold (CI 1.06-3.39), 2.06 (CI 1.13-3.76) and 2.13-fold (CI 1.07-4.25) respective increases in the odds of HG disease women being screening-naive in the first and second quarter 2009/2010, and the first quarter 2010/2011 (P<0.04, P<0.02 and P<0.04, respectively). There was a 2.23-fold increase in the odds of screening-naive HG disease women being symptomatic post-Goody's diagnosis (P=0.023). The age distributions of the pre- and post-Goody cohorts did not differ in any study group.CONCLUSION:
Continued publicity about celebrities' diagnoses might encourage screening in at-risk populations.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino
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Tamizaje Masivo
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Personajes
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Detección Precoz del Cáncer
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Br J Cancer
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido