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Summary Table: Early Detection – Breast and Cervical Cancers
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Only one measure per topic is displayed in the summary table. A complete set of measures, where they exist, can be found in the report.
| Trend key: |
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solid green - headed in the right direction |
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dotted red - headed in the wrong direction |
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dashed black - stable
or non-significant change (NSC) |
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Breast cancer screening
1987-2005 |
Cervical cancer screening
1987-2005 |
| Measure |
Percentage of women aged 40 and older, by racial/ethnic, geographic, and low-income groups, who reported having had a mammogram within the past 2 years. |
Percentage of women aged 18 years and older who reported having had a Pap test within the past 3 years. |
| Trend |
Rising, then stable, then falling
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Rising, then falling
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| Desired direction |
Rising  |
Rising |
| Most recent estimate |
In 2003, 67 percent of women aged 40 years and older had a mammogram within the past 2 years, a statistically significant drop from 70% in 2003. |
In 2005, 78 percent of women aged 18 years and older had a Pap test within the past 3 years, down from 79 percent in 2003. |
| Healthy People 2010 target |
Increase to 70 percent the proportion of women aged 40 years and older who have received a mammogram within the past 2 years. |
Increase to 90 percent the proportion of women aged 18 years and older who have received a Pap test within the past 3 years. |
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