Association Between Age and Race With Cervical Cancer Stage

These data support the hypothesis that women 65 years of age and older are at increased risk for late-stage cervical cancer compared with younger women. These findings suggest that the increased risk at later ages may be attributable to lack of adherence to screening guidelines or recommendations for surveillance and management of screening abnormalities. These findings have important implications for upstream structural drivers of these disparities and the need for equity-driven strategies that address the systemic barriers affecting older women across all racial and ethnic groups, especially non-Hispanic Black women.