title: Cancer screening among a population-based sample of insured women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Screening has been shown to lower the morbidity and mortality for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers. Despite the availability of cancer screening, nearly 70,000 women die each year from these cancers. We conducted a study in 2008 within a privately-insured patient population of women who were members of an integrated health care system in Southeastern Michigan, for whom information on ovarian cancer risk as well as personal and family history of cancer was available.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used a population-based, weighted stratified random sample of women from a single health care institution to assess the proportion with up-to-date breast, cervical, and colorectal screening. Multivariable analyses were conducted to identify predictors of screening behavior.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In our study, women reported cervical and breast cancer screening above 90% and colorectal cancer screening above 75%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of our study hold promise that Healthy People 2020 cancer screening objectives might be obtainable as access to health insurance is expanded among US residents.
authors: Department of Public Health Science, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States; Department of Women's Health, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States.
authors: Sharon Hensley
authors: SH
authors: Alford
authors: Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, CDC, Atlanta, GA, United States.
authors: Steven
authors: S
authors: Leadbetter
authors: Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, CDC, Atlanta, GA, United States.
authors: Juan L
authors: JL
authors: Rodriguez
authors: Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, CDC, Atlanta, GA, United States.
authors: Nikki A
authors: NA
authors: Hawkins
authors: ICF International, Fairfax, VA, United States.
authors: Lawrence E
authors: LE
authors: Scholl
authors: Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, CDC, Atlanta, GA, United States.
authors: Lucy A
authors: LA
authors: Peipins
keywords: Cancer screening; Colorectal cancer screening; Mammography; Pap test