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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Aug 15.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Causes Control. 2009 Dec 10;21(4):513–521. doi: 10.1007/s10552-009-9482-0

Table 2:

Cancer screening practices compared with standardized national survey data

Pap Smear (Females)
Affected (n=157) Unaffected (n=71) BRFSS* (2002)
% (95% CI) % (95% CI) %
Past year 60.3% (50, 70) 64.3% (50, 78) 70.5%
  Past 2 years 13.5% (0, 28) 15.7% (0, 37) 12.6%
  Past 3 years 7.1% (0, 22)) 5.7% (0, 28) 4.3%
  Over 3 years ago 19.1% (5, 33) 14.3% (0, 36) 11.4%
Clinical Breast Exam (Females)
Affected (n=157) Unaffected (n=71) BRFSS* (2002)
% (95% CI) % (95% CI) %
Past year 76.2% (69,84) 69.6% (57, 83) 75.7%
  Past 2 years 11.6% (0, 26) 15.9% (0, 38) 12.9%
  Past 3 years 4.5% (0, 20) 4.3% (0, 27) 4.2%
  Over 3 years ago 7.7% (0, 23) 10.1% (0, 32) 2.8%
Females by age group who ever had a mammogram
 Age (years) Affected (n=157) Unaffected (n=71) BRFSS* (2002)
% (95% CI) % (95% CI) %
  < 40 41.9% (15, 69) 27% (0, 55) 23.4%
  40-49 91.2% (81, 100) 81.3% (60, 100) 83.2%
  ≥ 50 92.4% (86, 98) 88.9% (74, 100) 92.7%
*

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. 2002 CDC median of 50 states (including Washington, DC).