At-home self-collection doubles cervical cancer screening rates: 5 notes

Becker's Healthcare June 9, 2025
Elizabeth Gregerson

Mailed self-collection kits improved cervical cancer screening rates among racial or ethnic minority populations, according to a study published June 6 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

For the study, researchers conducted a randomized clinical trial of 2,474 patients at a safety-net health system who were overdue for cervical cancer screening. Patients received either a telephone reminder only, a telephone reminder and a mailed self-collection kit, or a telephone reminder, a mailed self-collection kit and patient navigation services.

Here are five notes on study’s findings:

1. After six months, 17.4% of the 828 patients who received a telephone reminder only participated in cervical cancer screening.

   Of the 828 patients who received a telephone reminder and a mailed self-collection kit, 41.1%...

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