00:00Cervical cancer rates in the United States have been declining overall for years, but now experts say they are climbing among low-income women.
00:09A recent study from the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center found that cervical cancer incidence is actually rising among low-income white women.
00:19Experts aren't entirely sure why this is happening, but they believe it might have to do with falling rates of cancer screenings and follow-up care.
00:26The study's lead author said, quote, part of the problem is that groups are not being screened on time, which can lend itself to developing cancer.
00:34According to the American Cancer Society, screening rates for all types of cancer sharply dropped during the pandemic.
00:414.4 million fewer women underwent cervical cancer screenings in 2021 than in 2019.
00:48Experts say another common reason was lack of access to cervical cancer screenings.
