Ti taun 1960-an, kusabab popularitas screening, maotna kanker serviks parantos turun sacara signifikan. Di Amérika Serikat, kanker serviks mangrupikeun panyabab paling umum ka-18 tina maotna kanker. Diperkirakeun bakal aya 13,240 kasus anyar dina taun 2018, kalebet 4,170 maotna. Kaseueuran maotna tina kanker serviks lumangsung dina jalma anu henteu disaring cekap. Awéwé di komunitas berpendapatan rendah, awéwé warna kulit, sareng awéwé anu cicing di daérah terpencil atanapi désa nyababkeun maotna ieu aya hubunganana sareng kanker serviks.
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) provides new recommendations for cervical cancer screening and provides women with more testing options. The biggest change is that women between the ages of 30-65 can choose to completely abandon cervical smears. New evidence shows that human papillomavirus (HPV) is sexually transmitted and almost all cervical cancer is caused by HPV. HPV causes changes in cervical cells, which can lead to cervical cancer. Women aged 30-65 years can choose to have an HPV test every five years to screen for cervical cancer, instead of having a cervical smear every three years. Avoid unnecessary tests. Thus avoiding additional costs and more follow-up problems. This is the first time that a separate HPV test is recommended to screen for cervical cancer, and this test is recommended regardless of sexual history. But Bruder predicts that Pap smears will not be replaced soon.
Baheula, rekomendasi pikeun awéwé ti grup umur ieu nyaéta smear cervix, ogé katelah cytology exfoliative, smear serviks unggal tilu taun atanapi digabungkeun sareng tés HPV unggal lima taun (co-testing). Awéwé masih tiasa milih ngagunakeun metode ieu pikeun nyaring kanker serviks. Pikeun awéwé yuswa 21-29 taun, masih disarankeun nganggo Pap smear unggal tilu taun. Henteu disarankeun pikeun awéwé di handapeun umur 21 taun kusabab kanker serviks di handapeun umur 21 taun jarang. Nya kitu, awéwé anu cekap diayak pikeun kanker serviks langkung yuswa 65 taun henteu kedah diuji. Sing saha jalma anu umurna langkung 65 taun sareng ngalaman 3 lenyepan serviks atanapi 2 pamariksaan gabungan teu aya hasil anu parah, ogé teu ngagaduhan hasil anu parah dina 10 taun ka pengker, sareng aranjeunna henteu kedah deui ngayakeun panyawat kanker serviks, sanaos pasangan séks anyar. Pitunjuk anyar ngan ukur pikeun awéwé anu henteu ngagaduhan hasil tés anu goréng. Jalma anu parantos didiagnosis kalayan lesi anu béntés pisan atanapi kanker serviks kedah konsultasi sareng dokter pikeun ngabahas metode deteksi na.
