Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancers - Early Detection Summary Table
Only one measure per topic is displayed in the summary table. A complete set of measures, where they exist, can be found by following the More Information link in the table below.
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green - headed in the right direction |
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red - headed in the wrong direction |
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black - stable or non-significant change (NSC) |
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purple - indeterminate |
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blue - Healthy People 2030 target |
| Measure Name | Breast Cancer Screening | Cervical Cancer Screening | Colorectal Cancer Screening | Lung Cancer Screening | Prostate Cancer Screening |
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| Year Range | 1987-2019 | 1987-2019 | 2000-2019 | 2010-2015 | 2005-2018 |
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The percentage of women aged 50 to 74 years who reported having had a mammogram within the past 2 years, by race/ethnicity, income, and education level. |
The percentage of women aged 21 to 65 years who were up-to-date with cervical cancer screening, by race/ethnicity, income, and education level. For 2013 and before, up-to-date was defined as having a Pap test within the past 3 years. For 2014-2018, up-to date is defined as having a Pap test within the past 3 years for all women aged 21 to 65 years, or having a Pap test, with or without an HPV test, in the past 5 years for women aged 30 to 65 years. |
Colonoscopy - A procedure where a doctor looks into the rectum and the entire colon using a flexible narrow tube to identify colorectal cancer or precancerous polyps. Used not only as a screening test, colonoscopies are also used as a diagnostic procedure to follow up after positive results from a fecal occult blood test (FOBT) or fecal immunochemical test (FIT), fecal DNA test, sigmoidoscopy, or CT colonography. The USPSTF suggests a screening colonoscopy once every 10 years. |
Percentage of adults at risk for lung cancer due to smoking, aged 55-80 years, who had a CT scan to check for lung cancer within the past year, by sex, race/ethnicity, income, education level, age, and smoking pack years. |
The percentage of men aged 55 to 69 years who reported having had a PSA test within the past year, by race/ethnicity, income, education level, and age. This provides information about the use of PSA testing in the population. |
| Recent Summary Trend | Stable | Falling | Rising | Non-Significant Change | Stable |
| Recent Summary Trend Year Range | 2015-2019 | 2015-2019 | 2015-2019 | 2010-2015 | 2013-2018 |
| Desired Direction | Rising | Rising | Rising | Rising | Rising |
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| Trends and Most Recent Estimates | In 2019, 76.4% of women aged 50-74 years had a mammogram within the past 2 years. | In 2019, 73.5% of women aged 21-65 were up-to-date with cervical cancer screening | In 2019, 67.1% of adults aged 50-75 had received a home FOBT in the last year or had a sigmoidoscopy in the past 5 years or had a colonoscopy in the past 10 years. | In 2015, 4.5% of adults aged 55-80 years who were at risk for lung cancer due to smoking had a CT scan to check for lung cancer within the past year. | In 2018, 39.0% of men aged 55-69 years had a PSA test within the past year. |
| Healthy People 2030 Target | Increase the proportion of women who receive a breast cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines to 77.1% | Increase the proportion of women who receive a cervical cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines to 84.3% | Increase the proportion of adults who receive a colorectal cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines to 74.4% |
Increase the proportion of adults who receive a lung cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines to 7.5% |
There is no Healthy People 2020 target for receiving prostate cancer screening. |
| More Information | Breast Cancer Screening | Cervical Cancer Screening | Colorectal Cancer Screening | Lung Cancer Screening | Prostate Cancer Screening |
| Last Updated | April 2022 | April 2022 | April 2022 | April 2022 | April 2022 |
| Measure Name | Lung Cancer Screening |
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| Year Range | 2010-2015 |
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Percentage of adults at risk for lung cancer due to smoking, aged 55-80 years, who had a CT scan to check for lung cancer within the past year, by sex, race/ethnicity, income, education level, age, and smoking pack years. |
| Recent Summary Trend | Non-Significant Change |
| Recent Summary Trend Year Range | 2010-2015 |
| Desired Direction | Rising |
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| Trends and Most Recent Estimates | In 2015, 4.5% of adults aged 55-80 years who were at risk for lung cancer due to smoking had a CT scan to check for lung cancer within the past year. |
| Healthy People 2020 Target |
Increase the proportion of adults who receive a lung cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines to 7.5% |
| More Information | Lung Cancer Screening |
| Measure Name | Prostate Cancer Screening |
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| Year Range | 2005-2018 |
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The percentage of men aged 55 to 69 years who reported having had a PSA test within the past year, by race/ethnicity, income, education level, and age. This provides information about the use of PSA testing in the population. |
| Recent Summary Trend | Stable |
| Recent Summary Trend Year Range | 2013-2018 |
| Desired Direction | Rising |
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| Trends and Most Recent Estimates | In 2018, 39.0% of men aged 55-69 years had a PSA test within the past year. |
| Healthy People 2020 Target | There is no Healthy People 2020 target for receiving prostate cancer screening. |
| More Information | Prostate Cancer Screening |
| Measure Name | Breast Cancer Screening |
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| Year Range | 1987-2019 |
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The percentage of women aged 50 to 74 years who reported having had a mammogram within the past 2 years, by race/ethnicity, income, and education level. |
| Recent Summary Trend | Stable |
| Recent Summary Trend Year Range | 2015-2019 |
| Desired Direction | Rising |
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| Trends and Most Recent Estimates | In 2019, 76.4% of women aged 50-74 years had a mammogram within the past 2 years. |
| Healthy People 2020 Target | Increase the proportion of women who receive a breast cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines to 77.1% |
| More Information | Breast Cancer Screening |
| Measure Name | Cervical Cancer Screening |
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| Year Range | 1987-2019 |
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The percentage of women aged 21 to 65 years who were up-to-date with cervical cancer screening, by race/ethnicity, income, and education level. For 2013 and before, up-to-date was defined as having a Pap test within the past 3 years. For 2014-2018, up-to date is defined as having a Pap test within the past 3 years for all women aged 21 to 65 years, or having a Pap test, with or without an HPV test, in the past 5 years for women aged 30 to 65 years. |
| Recent Summary Trend | Falling |
| Recent Summary Trend Year Range | 2015-2019 |
| Desired Direction | Rising |
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| Trends and Most Recent Estimates | In 2019, 73.5% of women aged 21-65 were up-to-date with cervical cancer screening |
| Healthy People 2020 Target | Increase the proportion of women who receive a cervical cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines to 84.3% |
| More Information | Cervical Cancer Screening |
| Measure Name | Colorectal Cancer Screening |
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| Year Range | 2000-2019 |
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Colonoscopy - A procedure where a doctor looks into the rectum and the entire colon using a flexible narrow tube to identify colorectal cancer or precancerous polyps. Used not only as a screening test, colonoscopies are also used as a diagnostic procedure to follow up after positive results from a fecal occult blood test (FOBT) or fecal immunochemical test (FIT), fecal DNA test, sigmoidoscopy, or CT colonography. The USPSTF suggests a screening colonoscopy once every 10 years. |
| Recent Summary Trend | Rising |
| Recent Summary Trend Year Range | 2015-2019 |
| Desired Direction | Rising |
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| Trends and Most Recent Estimates | In 2019, 67.1% of adults aged 50-75 had received a home FOBT in the last year or had a sigmoidoscopy in the past 5 years or had a colonoscopy in the past 10 years. |
| Healthy People 2020 Target | Increase the proportion of adults who receive a colorectal cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines to 74.4% |
| More Information | Colorectal Cancer Screening |