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Cervical Cancer Screening
Data are for the U.S.
Cervical cancer screening use
- Percent of women ages 21-65 who received a cervical cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines (Pap or HPV test every 3 years for women ages 21-29 and every 5 years for women ages 29-65): 75.4%
Source: Use of Cancer Screening Tests, United States, 2023, Table 1
Physician office visits
- Number of physician office visits during which Pap tests were ordered or provided: 14.3 million
Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2018 National Summary Tables, table 19 [PDF – 704 KB]
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- Trends in Cancer screening from Health, United States
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- Patterns of Mammography, Pap Smear, and Colorectal Cancer Screening Services Among Women Ages 45 and Older [PDF – 394 KB]
- Cancer Screening Test Receipt – United States, 2018
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Related Links
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- National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
- National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
- National Health Interview Survey
- Mortality data
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Cancer Prevention and Control
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Cervical Cancer
- National Cancer Institute
- American Cancer Society