Table 2.
Definitions of Up-to-Date With Cancer Screening, by Cancer Screening Type
| Screening type | Age and sex eligibility criteria | Definition of up-to-date with screening |
|---|---|---|
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| Breast cancer | Women aged 50‒74 years | Mammography within 2 years |
| Cervical cancer | Women aged 21‒65 years | Papanicolaou (Pap) test within 3 years among women aged 21‒65 years, or human papillomavirus (HPV) test only or with Pap (co-test) within 5 years among ages 30‒65 years |
| Colorectal cancer | Adults aged 50‒75 years | Colonoscopy within 10 years, sigmoidoscopy or CT colonography within 5 years, home blood stool (FOBT) or fecal immunochemical (FIT) test within 1 year, or FIT-DNAa within 3 years |
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Survey responses to the NHIS question about time since most recent FIT-DNA were not released because it was not asked of some respondents. For this analysis, respondents were considered up-to-date with FIT-DNA if their most recent FOBT/FIT was reported to have been part of FIT-DNA and received within 3 years, and not up-to-date if they never had FOBT/FIT or FIT-DNA, or if they had FIT-DNA and their most recent FOBT/FIT occurred more than 3 years prior.
NHIS, National Health Interview Survey.