Cervical cancer survivors and health care use: A Danish population-based register study

Abstract

Use of general practitioners, hospitals, and prescription drugs increased significantly after a cervical cancer diagnosis • Use of psychologists/psychiatrists was unaffected by a cervical cancer diagnosis • In five years after diagnosis, cervical cancer patients used on average analgesic/psychotropic drugs every 2-3 day • Optimizing balance for cervical cancer patients between prescription drug use and psychologist support might be considered