Screening and Cancer Survival Rates in Women

摘要

The Papanicolaou (Pap) test and the human papillomavirus (HPV) test have been proven to prevent cervical cancer, and according to the National Center for Health Statistics, the 5-year survival rate for cervical cancer was 67.5% in 2015. According to the CDC, combined 5-year survival for all cancer types was higher in women than in men (66.8% vs. 65.8%), varying from a marginal difference of 2.1% for thyroid cancer to 40% for lung and bronchus cancer.