Cancer screening rates still too low, says CDC

Cancer screening for three major cancer types in the US remain below goals for 2020, according to the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

Rates for Asian and Hispanic Americans are lower than other groups.

According to the report, in 2010:
-- The screening rate for breast cancer was 72.4%,; the 2020 national target is 81%
-- The screening rate for cervical cancer was 83%; the 2020 target is 93%
-- The screening rate for colorectal was 58.6%; the 2020 target is 70.5%.

The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) makes the recommendations for cancer screening, and the US Department of Health and Human Services has set 10-year national targets for screening as an aspect of its Healthy People 2020 program.

Source: Medical News Today

Source: http://www.cancertreatment.net/news/breast-cancer/cancer-screening-rates-still-too-low-says-cdc

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