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Cancer screening rates are significantly lower in FQHCs

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A national study led by researchers at MD Anderson Cancer Center and the University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center found major gaps in breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening use in Federally Qualified Health Centers in the US, relative to overall screening rates in the country.

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