Free pap screening did not increase participation
1,562 women were offered free gynecological pap test screening in three socioeconomically disadvantaged areas in Gothenburg, in 2013. A new study from Sahlgrenska Academy, Närhälsan and the Regional Cancer Center West now shows that these women did not participate to a greater degree than the group that was offered the screening for the usual fee.Not participating in gynecological pap test screening is the single greatest risk factor in Sweden for acquiring and dying of cervical cancer. 1,562 women in the Gothenburg areas of Angered, Bergsjön and Biskopsgården were offered free pap test