Open Access Opinion

Cervical Cancer Screening and Prevention for Vulnerable Women Who Receive Care in The Safety Net

Michele Bunker Alberts*

Touro University School of Nursing, Alameda Health System, USA

Corresponding Author

Received Date: January 10, 2020;  Published Date: February 04, 2020

abstract

It is widely accepted that patients in vulnerable circumstances such as those with mental illness or incarceration often have more difficulty prioritizing their basic primary care needs and are this at risk for conditions that are preventable. Women with histories of mental illness, substance abuse and incarceration are more highly associated with having a diagnosis of cervical cancer.

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