Variation in hysterectomy prevalence and trends among U.S. States and Territories —Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2012–2020

ConclusionsApproximately one in five U.S. women overall and half of U.S. women aged  ≥ 70 years reported undergoing a hysterectomy. Our findings reveal large variations in hysterectomy prevalence within and between each of the four census regions and by race and other sociodemographic characteristics, underscoring the importance of adjusting epidemiologic measures of uterine and cervical cancers for hysterectomy status.
Source: Cancer Causes and Control - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research