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J Neurosurg Spine 2019 Feb 15:1-7. Epub 2019 Feb 15.

3Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

OBJECTIVEThe location of the human spinothalamic tract (STT) in the anterolateral spinal cord has been known for more than a century. The exact nature of the neuronal fiber lamination within the STT, however, remains controversial. After correlating in vivo macrostimulation-induced pain/temperature sensation during percutaneous cervical cordotomy with simultaneous CT imaging of the electrode tip location, the authors present a modern description of the somatotopy of the human cervical STT. Read More

Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2019 Feb 6;235:6-12. Epub 2019 Feb 6.

Medical Oncology Department, A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address:

Objective: Despite the benefits of concomitant radiotherapy and cisplatin for locally advanced cervical cancer, recurrence rates remain high. New treatment strategies such as consolidation chemotherapy and different concomitant chemotherapy combinations have been tested in recent years. Identification of the best candidates for each treatment strategy could optimize results. Read More

Papillomavirus Res 2019 Feb 13. Epub 2019 Feb 13.

Bacteriology-Virology Laboratory, CHU Aristide le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal.

Objectives: Several studies have documented the HPV genotypes in the Senegalese general population. The objective was to explore the HPV genotype distribution in Senegalese FSWs in order to assess the potential relevance of currently-available vaccines.

Methods: Vaginal swabs samples collected as part of the National Integrated Biological and Behavioral Survey in 14 regions throughout the country were randomly selected for HPV testing using bead-based multiplex genotyping (TS-MPG). Read More

Cancer Lett 2019 Feb 13. Epub 2019 Feb 13.

Translational Epigenetics Center, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address:

DNA hypermethylation is a driving force in carcinogenesis. However, the role of active DNA hypomethylation in cancer remains largely unknown. This process, facilitated by ten-eleven translocation methylcytosine dioxygenase 1 (TET1), which oxidizes 5-methylcytosine (5mC) to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC), has never been studied in cervical cancer. Read More

Eur J Pharmacol 2019 Feb 13. Epub 2019 Feb 13.

Pharmaceutical Sciences, Poona College of Pharmacy, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune, Maharashtra 411038, India.

Currently cancer is the second leading cause of death globally and worldwide incidence and mortality rates of all cancers of males and females are rising tremendously. In spite of advances in chemotherapy and radiation, metastasis and recurrence are considered as the major causes of cancer related deaths. Hence there is a mounting need to develop new therapeutic modalities to treat metastasis and recurrence in cancers. Read More

Am J Obstet Gynecol 2019 Feb 13. Epub 2019 Feb 13.

Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; The Kelly Gynecologic Oncology Service, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Electronic address:

Objective: While there is a significant body of literature on cervical cancer in HIV-positive women, little is known about other gynecologic cancers in this population. The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to describe the incidence, presentation, treatment, and outcomes for HIV-positive women with non-AIDS-defining gynecologic cancers.

Data Source: We searched Medline, Embase, ClinicalTrials. Read More

Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2019 Feb 15. Epub 2019 Feb 15.

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Molecular Virology and Immunology, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, China.

High-risk papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the major reasons for cervical cancer, causing most lethal gynecologic malignancies worldwide. For cervical cancer progression, oncogene E7 plays vital roles and is used as one of the major targets for cervical tumor diagnosis and treatment. In the clinic, successful treatment of cervical cancer relies on diagnosing the disease at an early stage, where a late-stage diagnosis usually led to treatment failure. Read More

Clin Cancer Res 2019 Feb 15. Epub 2019 Feb 15.

Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

Purpose: IDO1 induces immune suppression in T cells through L-tryptophan (Trp) depletion and kyneurinine (Kyn) accumulation in the local tumor microenvironment, suppressing effector T-cells and hyperactivating Tregs. Navoximod is an investigational small molecule inhibitor of IDO1. This Phase I study evaluated safety, tolerability, PK and PD of navoximod in combination with atezolizumab, a PD-L1 inhibitor, in patients with advanced cancer. Read More

Cancers (Basel) 2019 Feb 14;11(2). Epub 2019 Feb 14.

John D. Dingell Veterans Administration Medical Center, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.

Cell Cycle and Apoptosis Regulatory Protein (CARP-1/CCAR1) is a peri-nuclear phosphoprotein that regulates apoptosis via chemotherapeutic Adriamycin (doxorubicin) and a novel class of CARP-1 functional mimetic (CFM) compounds. Although Adriamycin causes DNA damage, data from Comet assays revealed that CFM-4.16 also induced DNA damage. Read More

Nuklearmedizin 2019 Feb 15;58(1):17-22. Epub 2019 Feb 15.

Chair and Department of Electroradiology, Poznan University of Medical Science.

Aim: Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers of the female reproductive system. The aim of the study was to assess the usefulness of the F-FDG-PET/CT study in staging of cervical cancer, with focus on the primary tumor parameters.

Material & Methods: 105 patients (mean age 56 ± 11y) with newly diagnosed cervical cancer underwent PET/CT examination which was performed 60 min after IV injection of F-FDG with a mean activity of 364 ± 75MBq. Read More

Fam Community Health 2019 Apr/Jun;42(2):123-132

College of Nursing, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque (Dr J. Lee); Department of Psychology, University of Oklahoma, Norman (Dr Carvallo); UCLA School of Nursing (Dr E. Lee); Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing, Richmond (Dr Chung); and Arizona State University College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Phoenix (Dr Shin).

Cervical cancer is a major cause of death for Vietnamese and Korean American women, yet their screening rates remain low. This study explored factors influencing cervical health behaviors of these populations, using a 2-dimensional model (ie, affect and cognition) of attitude structure approach. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 33 participants. Read More

Expert Rev Vaccines 2019 Feb 15. Epub 2019 Feb 15.

a Deptartent of Gynecology, Tama-Hokubu Medical Center , Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Medical Treatment Corporation , Higashimurayama, Tokyo , Japan.

BMC Cancer 2019 Feb 15;19(1):152. Epub 2019 Feb 15.

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.

Following publication of the original article [1], the authors notified us of an error in the reported percentages in Table 3. Read More

Front Public Health 2019 31;7. Epub 2019 Jan 31.

Department of Urology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, United States.

Male circumcision (MC) is proven to substantially reduce men's risk of a number of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We conducted a detailed systematic review of the scientific literature to determine the relationship between MC and risk of STIs and associated conditions in women. Database searches by "circumcision women" and "circumcision female" identified 68 relevant articles for inclusion. Read More

Indian J Endocrinol Metab 2018 Nov-Dec;22(6):740-750

Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwavidyapeetham, Cochin, Kerala, India.

Introduction: Differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) is the most common pathological type of thyroid carcinoma, which includes papillary and follicular subtypes. DTC is usually indolent, characterized by good prognosis, and long-term survival. Total thyroidectomy is the mainstay of treatment in DTC which is followed by diagnostic whole body 131I (WBI) scan. Read More

Int J Gynecol Cancer 2019 Feb 13. Epub 2019 Feb 13.

Oncological surgery, Clinica Astorga, Envigado, Colombia.

Background: Radical trachelectomy is considered a viable option for fertility preservation in patients with low-risk, early-stage cervical cancer. Standard approaches include laparotomy or minimally invasive surgery when performing radical trachelectomy.

Primary Objective: To compare disease-free survival between patients with FIGO (2009) stage IA2 or IB1 (≤2cm) cervical cancer who underwent open versus minimally invasive (laparoscopic or robotic) radical trachelectomy. Read More

Oncol Res 2019 Feb 14. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

Department of Gynecology, Jinan Women and Children's Health Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, 250001, P.R. China.

OLFM4 has been shown to play an important role in tumor initiation and progression. This study aims to investigate the role of OLFM4 in metastatic cervical cancer and its underlying mechanism. Here we discover that OLFM4 expression is significantly reduced in metastatic cervical cancer. Read More

Ceska Gynekol 2018 ;83(3):218-225

Objective: Overview of available information on current vaccination options against HPV and possibilities for further development.

Design: Review article.

Settings: Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital in Ostrava; Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics, General University Hospital in Prague. Read More

J Control Release 2019 Feb 11. Epub 2019 Feb 11.

Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA; Siteman Cancer Center, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA. Electronic address:

Targeted molecular imaging allows specific visualization and monitoring of tumors. Cancer-specific peptides have been developed for imaging and therapy. Peptides that specifically target cancer have several advantages including, ease of synthesis, low antigenicity, and enhanced diffusion into tissues. Read More

Am Fam Physician 2019 Feb;99(4):253-254

National Cancer Institute, USA.

Am Fam Physician 2019 Feb;99(4):Online

Head Neck 2019 Feb 14. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Background: Parotidectomy in melanoma of the coronal scalp and face with clinically involved cervical lymph node metastasis is based on predicted cervical lymphatic drainage described by O'Brien.

Methods: In total, 40 parotidectomies with en bloc therapeutic neck dissection were retrospectively analyzed.

Results: Lymphatic spread of melanoma to the parotid lymph nodes was observed in 10 of 40 specimens (25%). Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Feb;98(7):e14609

Department of Gynecology.

Background: This protocol of systematic review aims to investigate the effectiveness of electrical stimulation (ES) on adverse events (AEs) caused by chemotherapy in patients with cervical cancer (CC).

Methods: This systematic review of randomized controlled trials will be identified through searchers of PUBMED, PsycINFO, Scopus, Opengrey, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, EMBASE, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Web of Science, Allied and Complementary Medicine Database, and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database. All the sources will be searched from the inception to the date of study search ran. Read More

J Comput Biol 2019 Feb 14. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

Oncology Department, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, P.R. China.

To screen for differentially expressed microRNAs (miRNAs) between recurrent and primary cervical cancer patient samples, and investigate the prognostic value of the identified miRNAs, based on The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. Differentially expressed miRNAs between recurrent and primary cervical cancer, identified from TCGA database, were selected by edgeR package in the R software. Overlapping target genes predicted by TargetScan, miRTarBase, and miRDB online analysis tools were chosen for Gene Ontology (GO) classification and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis. Read More

Eur Radiol 2019 Feb 14. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

Department of Radiology, Institut Bergonié, Comprehensive Cancer Center, 229, cours de l'Argonne, F-33000, Bordeaux, France.

Objectives: SMARCA4-deficient thoracic sarcoma (SMARCA4-DTS) is a recently identified aggressive subtype of sarcoma. The aim of this study was to characterize the CT imaging features of SMARCA4-DTS.

Methods: From June 2011 to May 2017, 21 adult patients with histologically proven SMARCA4-DTS were identified in the radiological database of 2 French sarcoma reference centers with at least one chest CT scan available. Read More

Arch Gynecol Obstet 2019 Feb 14. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

Department of Cardiology, Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw, Poland.

Purpose: To establish the surgical, demographic and histopathological factors associated with inaccurate sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) identification using indocyanine green (ICG) and near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging in uterine and cervical neoplasms during both open and laparoscopic surgery.

Methods: We reviewed patients with atypical endometrial hyperplasia (AEH), clinical stage I and II cervical cancer or uterine malignancies who underwent primary surgery with SLN mapping between September 2015 and January 2018. An analysis of patients' demographics, tumor factors and surgical approach was conducted. Read More

Med Sci Monit 2019 Feb 14;25:1204-1213. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

Taixing Peoples' Hospital Affiliated to Bengbu Medical College, Taixing, Jiangsu, China (mainland).

BACKGROUND The POU domain class 5 transcription factor 1B (POU5F1B), is a pseudogene that is homologous to octamer-binding transcription factor 4 (OCT4), and is located adjacent to the MYC gene on human chromosome 8q24. POU5F1B has been reported to be transcribed in several types of cancer, but its role in cervical cancer remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the expression and function of POU5F1B in tissue samples of human cervical cancer and in cervical cancer cell lines in vitro. Read More

Turk J Med Sci 2019 Feb 11;49(1):217-221. Epub 2019 Feb 11.

Backround/aim: Papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTC) frequently metastasize to regional lymph nodes. Our purpose was to investigate the predictive role of tumor location for lymph node metastasis pattern in PTCs.

Materials And Methods: Medical records of 110 PTC patients were reviewed retrospectively. Read More

Diagn Cytopathol 2019 Feb 13. Epub 2019 Feb 13.

Service of Clinical Pathology, Institute of Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Uterine tumors resembling ovarian sex-cord tumors (UTROSCTs) are rare uterine neoplasms of uncertain etiology that resemble the sex cord tumors of the ovary and display a combined sex cord, epithelial, and smooth muscle immunophenotype. Most tumors are associated with a benign clinical course. We report the first cytological description of uterine UTROSCTs in liquid-based cervical cytology (LBC). Read More

Front Oncol 2019 29;9:29. Epub 2019 Jan 29.

Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands.

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer type in women worldwide and is characterized by a highly immune-suppressive microenvironment. Here, we describe aberrant glycosylation as a factor mediating this immunosuppressive microenvironment. Expression of a specific carbohydrate ligand for the immune-regulatory C-type lectin MGL was correlated to poor disease-specific survival and distant recurrences in squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC), the most common histological subtypes of cervical cancer. Read More

Sci Rep 2019 Feb 13;9(1):1913. Epub 2019 Feb 13.

Molecular Oncology Research Center, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, SP, Brazil.

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women. Although cure rates are high for early stage disease, clinical outcomes for advanced, metastatic, or recurrent disease remain poor. To change this panorama, a deeper understanding of cervical cancer biology and novel study models are needed. Read More

Prev Med 2019 Feb 10. Epub 2019 Feb 10.

Global Coalition Against Cervical Cancer, VA, USA.

Ann Surg Oncol 2019 Feb 13. Epub 2019 Feb 13.

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.

Background: Little data exist about the impact of dissection methods on bladder function during nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy (NSRH). This randomized controlled trial compared the urodynamic and survival outcomes of different methods dissecting the inferior hypogastric plexus (IHP) during laparoscopic NSRH.

Methods: Eligible patients presenting with stage IB cervical cancer from 9 May 2013 to 27 October 2015 were randomized at a ratio of 1:1 and subjected to waterjet (study group) or traditional blunt (control group) dissection of the IHP for laparoscopic type C radical hysterectomy. Read More

Thyroid 2019 Feb;29(2):229-236

1 Department of Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.

Background: Primary malignant thyroid teratomas are very rare tumors (fewer than 35 previously reported cases in the literature) typically affecting young adult women. While prognosis is poor, there have been some reports of successful treatment regimens. Four cases treated successfully are reported, and a review of the existing literature is provided. Read More

Insights Imaging 2019 Feb 13;10(1):19. Epub 2019 Feb 13.

Department of Clinical Radiology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.

MRI plays important roles in endometrial and cervical cancer assessment, from detection to recurrent disease evaluation. Endometrial cancer (EC) is the most common malignant tumor of the female genital tract in Western countries. EC patients are divided into risk categories based on histopathological tumor type, grade, and myometrial invasion depth. Read More

J Clin Lab Anal 2019 Feb 13:e22854. Epub 2019 Feb 13.

Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Pathology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Background: HPV-based cervical screening detects women at an increased risk of cervical cancer and precancer. To differentiate among HPV-positive women those with (pre)cancer, triage testing is necessary. The detection of cancer-associated host-cell DNA methylation (FAM19A4 and hsa-mir124-2) in cervical samples has shown valuable as triage test. Read More

J Cell Biochem 2019 Feb 12. Epub 2019 Feb 12.

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Heze Municipal Hospital, Heze, Shandong, China.

Patients with cervical cancer have abnormal cell proliferation and invasion after many years of latency. However, the precise mechanisms remain unclear. Mitogen- and stress-activated kinase 2 (MSK2) is a serine/threonine kinase which displays a phenotype that promotes tumor growth and metastasis in many different types of tumors. Read More

Ginekol Pol 2019 ;90(1):20-30

Department of Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology and Gynecologic Endocrinology, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland.

Objectives: To assess the significance of pathologic ultrastaging (PU) of sentinel (SLN) and non-sentinel (nSLN) lymph nodes (LNs) and the influence on cancer staging in patients with International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage IA2-IB1 cervical cancer.

Material And Methods: A retrospective study was conducted with 54 patients divided into two equal-sized groups. In test group (n1), at least one SLN/patient was detected with blue dye. Read More

J Cancer Educ 2019 Feb 12. Epub 2019 Feb 12.

College of Health and Human Services, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA.

Native Americans experience cancer-related health disparities. Yet, little is known about the current cancer experience in one of the largest Native American tribe, Navajo. A qualitative study of among Navajo cancer survivors, in which focus groups and individual interviews included questions related to perceptions of cancer causes, prevention, and treatment, allowed us to evaluate several aspects of the cancer experience from the Navajo perspective. Read More

Mymensingh Med J 2019 Jan;28(1):175-181

Dr Faijun Nahar, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, President Abdul Hamid Medical College, Kishoreganj, Bangladesh.

Cervical cancer is a major world health problem and the fourth most leading cause of death in women around the world. High risk HPV DNA has been shown to be present in 99.7% of cervical cancers worldwide. Read More

Mymensingh Med J 2019 Jan;28(1):96-104

Professor Shirin Akter Begum, Professor, Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh; E-mail:

In Bangladesh incidence rate of breast cancer was about 22.5 per 100000 females. Breast cancer has been reported as the highest prevalence rate (19. Read More

Mymensingh Med J 2019 Jan;28(1):31-36

Dr Sahida Abedin, Lecturer, Department of Virology, MMC, Mymensingh, Bangladesh; E-mail:

Cervical cancer is one of cause of death in women in many developing countries. Persistent infection with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), primarily high risk types 16 and 18, is recognized as a causal and essential factor for the development of cervical cancer. The objective of this cross sectional observational study is to detect the distribution of HPV-16 and HPV-18 among Onco E6 positive cases. Read More

MBio 2019 Feb 12;10(1). Epub 2019 Feb 12.

Molecular Therapy of Virus-Associated Cancers, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany

Hypoxia is linked to therapeutic resistance and poor clinical prognosis for many tumor entities, including human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive cancers. Notably, HPV-positive cancer cells can induce a dormant state under hypoxia, characterized by a reversible growth arrest and strong repression of viral E6/E7 oncogene expression, which could contribute to therapy resistance, immune evasion and tumor recurrence. The present work aimed to gain mechanistic insights into the pathway(s) underlying HPV oncogene repression under hypoxia. Read More

J Immunother Cancer 2019 Feb 12;7(1):43. Epub 2019 Feb 12.

Department of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Background: Cervical cancer (CxCa) is mainly a locally invading disease that metastasizes to loco-regional lymph node basins before involving distant organs in more advanced stages. Local immune potentiation of tumor-draining lymph nodes (TDLN) may thus protect against tumor progression.

Methods: To identify therapeutic targets for local immune modulation, multi-parameter flow cytometric T-cell profiling of primary cervical tumors (PT) and TDLN (n = 37) was performed. Read More

Biomed Eng Online 2019 Feb 12;18(1):16. Epub 2019 Feb 12.

Department of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, 1410, Uganda.

Background: Cervical cancer is preventable if effective screening measures are in place. Pap-smear is the commonest technique used for early screening and diagnosis of cervical cancer. However, the manual analysis of the pap-smears is error prone due to human mistake, moreover, the process is tedious and time-consuming. Read More

BMC Cancer 2019 Feb 12;19(1):141. Epub 2019 Feb 12.

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, 11941, Jordan.

Background: Despite the recent progress in the development of anti-cancer drugs, the treatment of metastatic tumors is usually ineffective. The systemic inflammatory response performs key roles in different stages of the carcinogenesis process including metastasis. The high neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), monocyte-lymphocyte ratio (MLR), and platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) were found to be associated with poor survival rates in the majority of solid tumors. Read More

BMC Infect Dis 2019 Feb 12;19(1):142. Epub 2019 Feb 12.

Department of Hepatitis and AIDS, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.

Background: Among different types of human papillomavirus (HPV), types 16 and 18 were known to be high-risk agents causing mainly cervical cancer. Up to now, the potential of HPV E7 protein has been proved as a diagnostic marker of cervical cancer. Moreover, the levels of anti-heat shock protein (Hsp) and anti-high mobility group box-1 (HMGB1) antibodies in cancer patients have been useful in tumor diagnosis. Read More

Salud Publica Mex 2019 Ene-Feb;61(1):86-94

Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas yTécnicas/Centro de Estudios de Estado y Sociedad. Buenos Aires,Argentina.

Objective: To assess the impact of HPV testing on longstanding problems faced by screening programs in Latin America, using the case of the Jujuy Demonstration Project (JDP) in Argentina.

Materials And Methods: . The study measured the level of impact produced by the introduction of HPV-testing on problems faced by cytology programs by analyzing modifications on specific problems produced during the JDP. Read More

Salud Publica Mex 2019 Ene-Feb;61(1):46-53

Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Brown University. Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

Objective: Determine the effect of Seguro Popular (SP) on preventive care utilization among low-income SP beneficiaries and uninsured elders in Mexico.

Materials And Methods: Fixed-effects instrumental-variable (FE-IV) pseudo-panel estimation from three rounds of the Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey (2000, 2006 and 2012).

Results: Our findings suggest that SP has no significant effect on the use of preventive services, including screening for diabetes, hypertension, breast cancer and cervical cancer, by adults aged 50 to 75 years. Read More