Cervical cancer usually is regarded as a disease that affects mostly young women. But a recent study contends that belief is not accurate.
Current guidelines indicate that women may stop getting screened for cervical cancer at the age of 65. However, many older women lack the appropriate amount of screening history to evaluate their real risk. A new study has found that incidence rates of the disease actually don’t decline until 85 years of age, and suggests that continued surveillance could be beneficial after all.
The study “Cervical Cancer Screening and Incidence by Age: Unmet Needs Near and After the Stopping Age for Screening” was published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Researchers found that in women who have not undergone a hysterectomy, the incidence of cervical cancer increases with age until age 70 and does not begin to decline until age 85.
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