Don’t screen women older than 65 years for cervical cancer who have had adequate prior screening and are not otherwise at high risk for cervical cancer.

Rationale and Comments

There is adequate evidence that screening women older than 65 years for cervical cancer who have had adequate prior screening and are not otherwise at high risk provides little to no benefit.

Sponsoring Organizations

American Academy of Family Physicians

Sources

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Disciplines

Gynecologic
Oncologic
Preventive Medicine

References

American Academy of Family Physicians. Screening for cervical cancer policy. http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/clinical/ exam/cervicalcancer.html
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for cervical cancer. http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/ uspscerv.htm.
Vesco KK, et al. Screening for cervical cancer: a systematic evidence review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Rockville, Md.: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2011. http://preview.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/booktest/ br.fcgi?book=es86.