“The problem is not detection, it is treatment”: exploring why women needing pre-cervical cancer care are lost to follow-up at the hospital in Iquitos, Peru

“The problem is not detection, it is treatment”: exploring why women needing pre-cervical cancer care are lost to follow-up at the hospital in Iquitos, Peru

Abstract Background The objective of this study was to explore the barriers to follow-up – as well as potential ways to reduce these – of women with cervical lesions suspicious for cancer who were ineligible for primary-level treatment and needed, but did not receive, hospital-level follow-up in Iqu...

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Main Authors: Alex C. Blum, Rachael Tessema, Lauren Nussbaum, Cristina Hidalgo, E. Jennifer Ríos López, Graciela Meza Sánchez, Rachel M. Morse, Joanna Brown, Reyles Ríos Reategui, Lucía Wong, Luis Díaz Córdova, Karina Gonzales Díaz, Renso López Liñán, Javier Vásquez Vásquez, J. Kathleen Tracy, Valerie A. Paz-Soldan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-04-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Loss to follow-up
HPV
Cervical cancer
Hospital-level care
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12685-x
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