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December 2017

Encourage your patients to be screened for cervical cancer

Screening offers the best chance to find cervical cancer and treat it successfully, which is why you should encourage your patients to be screened for cervical cancer. Screening can also prevent most cervical cancers by finding and prompting treatment for abnormal cervical cell changes or pre-cancers before they have a chance to turn into a cervical cancer.

When detected early, cervical cancer is highly treatable. There’s a five-year survival rate of 91 percent compared to 16 percent if it has spread. Early detection is attributed to the effectiveness of the Pap test.

When should your patients be screened?
The American Cancer Society recommends the following guidelines for cervical cancer screening:

  • All women should begin cervical cancer screening at age 21. Women aged 21 to 29 should have a Pap test every three years
  • Women aged 30 to 65 should be screened with a Pap test combined with a human papillomavirus, known as HPV, test every five years

For more information on cervical cancer screening, visit the American Cancer Society website at cancer.org.**

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