Widespread adoptionof population-based screening has been associatedwithmarkeddecreasesincervicalc…
in the United States over the last few decades. Despite these gains, an estimated 13 240 …

Cervical cancer is an uncommon disease in the United States, with an estimated 13,000
incident cases and 4100 deaths occurring in 2016. 1 Rates have steadily declined over the …

Screening in women has decreased the incidence and mortality of cervical cancer.
Precancerous cervical lesions (cervical intraepithelial neoplasias) and cervical carcinomas …

Importance The number of deaths from cervical cancer in the United States has decreased
substantially since the implementation of widespread cervical cancer screening and has …

Abstract The American Cancer Society (ACS) released updated cervical cancer screening
guidelines in 2020 that endorse a shift in practice to primary human papillomavirus (HPV) …

Primary care providers are uniquely poised to prevent, screen, and diagnose cervical
cancer. What started with the Papanicalaou smear in the 1940s, 1 has evolved into multiple …

Importance Cervical cancer screening rates are suboptimal in the US. Population-based
assessment of reasons for not receiving screening is needed, particularly among women …

Abstract The American Cancer Society (ACS) recommends that individuals with a cervix
initiate cervical cancer screening at age 25 years and undergo primary human …

In its 2009 recommendations for cervical cancer screening, the American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) calls for less-frequent but smarter screening that …

Importance Cervical cancer can be prevented with detection and treatment of precancerous
cell changes caused primarily by high-risk types of human papillomavirus (hrHPV), the …