QUOTE FOR WEDNESDAY:

“The American Cancer Society’s estimates for cervical cancer in the United States for 2025 are:

  • About 13,360 new cases of invasive cervical cancer will be diagnosed.
  • About 4,320 women will die from cervical cancer.

Cervical precancers are diagnosed far more often than invasive cervical cancer.

Cervical cancer is most frequently diagnosed in women between the ages of 35 and 64, with the average age being 50. It rarely develops in women younger than 20.

Many older women don’t realize that they are still at risk of developing cervical cancer as they age. More than 20% of cervical cancers are found in women over 65. However, these cancers rarely occur in women who have been getting regular tests to screen for cervical cancer before they were 65.

Cervical cancer incidence rates decreased by more than half from the mid-1970s to the mid-2000s, largely because of the increased use of screening, but they have stabilized over the past decade. In women ages 30 to 44, however, rates have increased 1.7% each year from 2012 to 2019.

In contrast, rates declined 11% each year for women ages 20 to 24.”

American Cancer Society (Cervical Cancer Statistics | Key Facts About Cervical Cancer | American Cancer Society)

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *