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. 2021 Oct 18;8(4):340–346. doi: 10.17294/2330-0698.1835

Table 4.

Frequencies Limited to the Appropriate Age Ranges for Cancer Screenings

Screening test Recommended ages for colorectal cancer screening Recommended ages for primary HPV screening Intersecting age ranges for both screenings



Men: 45–75 years Women: 45–75 years Women: 25–65 years Women: 45–65 years




N=30 N=43 N=34 N=25

Stool colorectal cancer testing, n (%)
I would rather not get screened at all 0 (0%) 1 (2.3%) 0 (0%)
I would prefer to delay screening until I could screen in the office 9 (30.0%) 7 (16.3%) 3 (12.0%)
Maybe 3 (10.0%) 9 (20.9%) 6 (24.0%)
Yes, but only if the physician was not offering in-office exams 6 (20.0%) 11 (25.6%) 6 (24.0%)
Yes 12 (40.0%) 15 (34.9%) 10 (40.0%)

Urine HPV testing, n (%)
I would rather not get screened at all 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
I would prefer to delay screening until I could screen in the office 3 (8.8%) 3 (12.0%)
Maybe 4 (11.8%) 4 (16.0%)
Yes, but only if the physician was not offering in-office exams 12 (35.3%) 7 (28.0%)
Yes 15 (44.1%) 11 (44.0%)

Vaginal HPV testing, n (%)
I would rather not get screened at all 1 (2.9%) 1 (4.0%)
I would prefer to delay screening until I could screen in the office 3 (8.8%) 3 (12.0%)
Maybe 5 (14.7%) 5 (20.0%)
Yes, but only if the physician was not offering in-office exams 16 (38.2%) 7 (28.0%)
Yes 12 (35.3%) 9 (36.0%)

HPV, human papillomavirus.