Overweight women less compliant with cancer screenings

Being overweight increases a woman's risk of getting cancer, but sadly is also decreases the odds that she'll get screened and tested for it as recommended. A study shows that despite doctors recommending tests like clinical breast exams, mammograms, and pap smears equally to women of all weights as it is indicated, severely obese women are 10% less likely to be up-to-date on the screenings and are also much less likely to follow the advice of a doctor to have it done.

It is obviously now a priority to figure out exactly why obese women are so much less complaint. It's possible of course that women are simply embarrassed and uncomfortable wearing gowns and being examined, or possibly equipment in the clinics is inadequate.

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