DIALOG/PROGRESS NOTE TEXT |
The VA National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
the past
(NCHPDP) and the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF):
* Suggests screening can safely be delayed until 3 years after onset
of sexual activity or until age 21, whichever comes first
* Recommends screening at least every 3 years
* Suggests cervical cancer screening can be stopped after age 65
* Recommends screening in older women who have not been previously
screened, when information about previous screening is
unavailable, or when screening is unlikely to have occurred in
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