Older women participate in cervical cancer screening less regularly than do younger women. As a consequence, more lesions are found in more advanced and less curable stages in older women. Elderly black and Hispanic women have had lower rates of participation in cervical cancer screening than white women. There is a marked, inverse relationship between the stage of cervical cancer at diagnosis and the 5-year survival rate. The rate of cervical cancer screening among older women can be increased by offering education about Pap tests and onsite cervical cancer screening in housing for the elderly.
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