Year Published:
2018
Cervical Cancer: Screening in Women Younger Than Age 21
Description of Resource:
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against screening for cervical cancer in women younger than 21 years. This is a D recommendation, which means the USPSTF recommends against the service. There is moderate or high certainty that the service has no net benefit or that the harms outweigh the benefits.
Developed By:
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Developer Type:
Federal Government
Healthy People 2020 Topic Area(s):
Cancer
Healthy People 2020 Objectives:
Resource Type:
Systematic Review
Citation:
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Cervical Cancer: Screening [Internet]. 2018 Aug [cited 2018 Aug 21]. Available from: https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/UpdateSummaryFinal/cervical-cancer-screening2