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Whether food insecurity is associated with lower national cancer screening adherence and whether Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation is associated with attenuation of these disparities remain unclear.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objectives<\/jats:title>\n To evaluate the association between food insecurity and guideline-concordant colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer screening and to assess whether SNAP participation was associated with attenuation of screening disparities among food-insecure adults.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Design, Setting, and Participants<\/jats:title>\n This cross-sectional study used 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data, a nationally representative survey of noninstitutionalized US adults. The study took place from May 22 to July 21, 2025. Data analyses were conducted from June 3 to July 7, 2025, and included respondents with complete food insecurity, SNAP participation, covariate, and age- and sex-eligible cancer screening data.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Exposure<\/jats:title>\n Self-reported food insecurity during the past 12 months; SNAP participation served as the primary effect modifier.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>\n Guideline-concordant colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer screening based on US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Of 251\u202f107 adults included in the analytic cohort, 47\u202f453 (18.9%) reported food insecurity; food-insecure respondents were more often younger than 65 years (35\u202f031 [73.8%] vs 118\u202f063 [58.0%]) and female (27\u202f690 [58.4%] vs 106\u202f203 [52.2%]) compared with food-secure respondents. Screening adherence was lower among food-insecure than food-secure adults for colorectal (10\u202f115 [51.6%] vs 59\u202f825 [63.8%]), breast (1459 [61.2%] vs 7457 [72.5%]), and cervical cancer screening (1124 [39.8%] vs 4682 [50.3%]). In adjusted analyses stratified by SNAP participation, food insecurity was associated with lower odds of colorectal (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 0.78; 95% CI, 0.74-0.83), breast (aOR, 0.69; 95% CI, 0.60-0.79), and cervical cancer screening (aOR, 0.63; 95% CI, 0.49-0.81) among respondents not enrolled in SNAP. Among food-insecure respondents, adjusted probabilities of being up to date with screening were higher among SNAP participants than nonparticipants for colorectal (48.2% [95% CI, 46.1%-50.2%] vs 46.3% [95% CI, 44.1%-48.4%]; difference, 1.9 [95% CI, 0.5-3.6] percentage points), breast (56.1% [95% CI, 54.0%-58.3%] vs 52.7% [95% CI, 49.7%-55.8%]; difference, 3.4 [95% CI, 1.3-5.6] percentage points), and cervical (51.3% [95% CI, 48.9%-53.8%] vs 45.2% [95% CI, 42.5%-47.4%]; difference, 6.1 [95% CI, 3.8-8.4] percentage points) cancer screening.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>\n In this cross-sectional study of 251\u202f107 US adults, food insecurity was associated with lower likelihood of guideline-concordant colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer screening. 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