Table 1.

The changes implemented to the Australian National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP) on December 1, 2017.

Change	New program (2017 to present)	Old program (1991 to 2017)
Test technology	The Cervical Screening Test takes cells from the cervix to test for human papillomavirus infection	The Pap test took cells from the cervix and examined these cells for physical changes
Interval	The Cervical Screening Test is every 5 years	A Pap test every 2 years
Age	Women will be invited for a Cervical Screening Test from the age of 25 years	Cervical screening began at 18 years of age
	Women will have their last Cervical Screening Test (exit test) between 70 and 74 years of age	Cervical screening ended at 69 years of age