Cervical cancer is a serious health issue.
It’s for this reason that they recommend regular screenings for cervical cancer.
ACOG officially recommends that all women ages 21-65 undergoregular pap smears.
A major cause of cervical cancer is contracting human papillomavirus (HPV).
HPV leads as the most commonsexually transmitted infection, as perCDC.
The team looked at claims from Medicare and found that these screenings totaled over $83 million.
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Yet, women over 65 still die from cervical cancer.
“Cancer screening involves a judicious consideration of the balance between both benefits and harms, said Sawaya.
“As people get older, the potential benefits decline and the potential harms increase”.
