{"id":2000,"date":"2024-12-05T05:21:49","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T05:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suburban-blog.abymtech.com\/?p=2000"},"modified":"2026-08-28T13:55:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T13:55:21","slug":"cervical-cancer-screening-is-essential-for-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.suburbandiagnostics.com\/blog\/cervical-cancer-screening-is-essential-for-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Cervical Cancer Screening is Essential for Women?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2011\" src=\"https:\/\/suburbandiagnostics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Why-Cervical-Cancer-Screening-is-Essential-for-Women-300x180.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1485\" height=\"196\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">India sees more than 1 lakh new cases of cervical cancer every year.*<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cancer of the cervix (a part of the uterus) is a major health concern for women. This cancer is caused by a virus &#8211; the <b>human papillomavirus (HPV)<\/b>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: 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href=\"https:\/\/www.suburbandiagnostics.com\/blog\/cervical-cancer-screening-is-essential-for-women\/#CERVICAL_SCREENING_GUIDELINES_BY_THE_AMERICAN_COLLEGE_OF_GYNECOLOGISTS\" >CERVICAL SCREENING GUIDELINES BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GYNECOLOGISTS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.suburbandiagnostics.com\/blog\/cervical-cancer-screening-is-essential-for-women\/#After_the_age_of_65_years\" >After the age of 65 years:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.suburbandiagnostics.com\/blog\/cervical-cancer-screening-is-essential-for-women\/#HPV_VACCINATIONS\" >HPV VACCINATIONS<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SCREENING_FOR_CERVICAL_CANCER\"><\/span><b>SCREENING FOR CERVICAL CANCER<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are 3 major modalities for cervical cancer screening:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suburbandiagnostics.com\/blog\/importance-of-hpv-dna-in-cervical-cancer-screening\/\">HPV DNA<\/a> testing<\/li>\n<li>Cytology (also known as PAP smear)<\/li>\n<li>Co-testing (this is a combination of HPV testing and cytology)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are also 2 types of cytology testing:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li>Conventional PAP smear<\/li>\n<li>Liquid-based cytology (LBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Of the two, <b>liquid-based cytology is superior to conventional PAP smear.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CERVICAL_SCREENING_GUIDELINES_BY_THE_AMERICAN_COLLEGE_OF_GYNECOLOGISTS\"><\/span><b>CERVICAL SCREENING GUIDELINES BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GYNECOLOGISTS<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Age<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Modality of screening<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Recommended screening interval<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><b>21 to 29 years<\/b><\/td>\n<td>HPV DNA testing<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">Not recommended in this age group<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Co-testing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cytology<\/td>\n<td>Every 3 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><b>30 to 65 years<\/b><\/td>\n<td>HPV DNA testing<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">Every 5 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Co-testing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cytology<\/td>\n<td>Every 3 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"After_the_age_of_65_years\"><\/span><b>After the age of 65 years:<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li>When to test-\n<ul>\n<li>If you have not had any screening done before the age of 65 years.<\/li>\n<li>If you are immunocompromised.<\/li>\n<li>If you have a history of cervical cancer or high-grade precancerous lesion in the past.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>When not to test-\n<ul>\n<li>If you have an adequate negative screening history (at least 2 consecutive co-testing screenings or 3 consecutive negative cytology screenings in the past 10 years).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"HPV_VACCINATIONS\"><\/span><b>HPV VACCINATIONS<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vaccines against HPV are also available.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Even though the recommended age for vaccination <b>is less than 14 years<\/b>, the vaccine can be given to women up to the age of 26 years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Women, who have been vaccinated, are still recommended periodic screening.<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>WITH TIMELY TESTING AND ADEQUATE VACCINATION, WE CAN MAKE INDIA CERVICAL CANCER-FREE!<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">**ICO\/IARC information centre on HPV and cancer (HPV information centre). <i>India Human papillomavirus and related cancers, fact sheet 2021.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India sees more than 1 lakh new cases of cervical cancer every year.* Cancer of the cervix (a part of the uterus) is a major health concern for women. This cancer is caused by a virus &#8211; the human papillomavirus (HPV). SCREENING FOR CERVICAL CANCER There are 3 major modalities for cervical cancer screening: HPV<span class=\"post-excerpt-end\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suburbandiagnostics.com\/blog\/cervical-cancer-screening-is-essential-for-women\/\" class=\"themebutton\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2011,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"blog_post_layout_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.suburbandiagnostics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Why-Cervical-Cancer-Screening-is-Essential-for-Women-150x150.webp",150,150,true],"full":["https:\/\/www.suburbandiagnostics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Why-Cervical-Cancer-Screening-is-Essential-for-Women.webp",1000,600,false]},"categories_names":{"4":{"name":"General","link":"https:\/\/www.suburbandiagnostics.com\/blog\/general\/"}},"tags_names":[],"comments_number":"0","rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/www.suburbandiagnostics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Why-Cervical-Cancer-Screening-is-Essential-for-Women.webp",1000,600,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.suburbandiagnostics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Why-Cervical-Cancer-Screening-is-Essential-for-Women.webp",1000,600,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.suburbandiagnostics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Why-Cervical-Cancer-Screening-is-Essential-for-Women.webp",1000,600,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.suburbandiagnostics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Why-Cervical-Cancer-Screening-is-Essential-for-Women-150x150.webp",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.suburbandiagnostics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Why-Cervical-Cancer-Screening-is-Essential-for-Women-300x180.webp",300,180,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.suburbandiagnostics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Why-Cervical-Cancer-Screening-is-Essential-for-Women.webp",1000,600,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.suburbandiagnostics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Why-Cervical-Cancer-Screening-is-Essential-for-Women.webp",1000,600,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.suburbandiagnostics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Why-Cervical-Cancer-Screening-is-Essential-for-Women.webp",1000,600,false],"shuttle-column1-1\/3":["https:\/\/www.suburbandiagnostics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Why-Cervical-Cancer-Screening-is-Essential-for-Women-1000x380.webp",1000,380,true],"shuttle-column1-1\/4":["https:\/\/www.suburbandiagnostics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Why-Cervical-Cancer-Screening-is-Essential-for-Women-1000x285.webp",1000,285,true],"shuttle-column2-1\/2":["https:\/\/www.suburbandiagnostics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Why-Cervical-Cancer-Screening-is-Essential-for-Women-570x285.webp",570,285,true],"shuttle-column2-2\/3":["https:\/\/www.suburbandiagnostics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Why-Cervical-Cancer-Screening-is-Essential-for-Women-570x380.webp",570,380,true],"shuttle-column3-1\/3":["https:\/\/www.suburbandiagnostics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Why-Cervical-Cancer-Screening-is-Essential-for-Women-380x107.webp",380,107,true],"shuttle-column3-2\/3":["https:\/\/www.suburbandiagnostics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Why-Cervical-Cancer-Screening-is-Essential-for-Women-380x254.webp",380,254,true],"shuttle-column4-2\/3":["https:\/\/www.suburbandiagnostics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Why-Cervical-Cancer-Screening-is-Essential-for-Women-285x190.webp",285,190,true]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Team Suburban Diagnostics","author_link":"https:\/\/www.suburbandiagnostics.com\/blog\/author\/suburban\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.suburbandiagnostics.com\/blog\/general\/\" rel=\"category tag\">General<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"India sees more than 1 lakh new cases of cervical cancer every year.* Cancer of the cervix (a part of the uterus) is a major health concern for women. 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