Table 2 Proportions of cancer screening use according to USPSTF recommendations among older-, middle-, and younger-aged adults (weighted proportions)
From: Cancer screening outside of age recommendations: a population-based study
Screening engagement according to recommendations | Any cancer screening (men and women) | Colorectal cancer screening (men and women) | Breast cancer screening (women) | Cervical cancer screening (women) | Prostate cancer screening (men) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | Men | Women | Any | FOBT | Colonoscopy | Mammography | Uterine smear | PSA or rectal exam | |
75+ y/o | |||||||||
Not screened Within A, B, and C recommendations Outside of A, B, and C recommendations | 18.9% 40.8% 40.2% | 30.5% 34.4% 35.1% | 9.3% 46.2% 44.5% | 50.3% 48.4% 1.3% | 75.3% 23.8% 0.9% | 61.2% 38.3% 0.5% | 32.3% 49.9% 17.8% | 25.9% 37.1% 37.1% | 59.5% 6.5% 34.0% |
Not screened Within A and B recommendations Outside of A and B recommendations | 18.9% 30.7% 50.4% | 30.5% 19.0% 50.5% | 9.3% 40.5% 50.2% | 50.3% 32.4% 17.3% | 75.3% 15.4% 9.2% | 61.2% 27.8% 11.0% | 32.3% 49.9% 17.8% | 25.9% 37.1% 37.1% | 59.5% 0.0% 40.5% |
40-59y/o | |||||||||
Not screened Within A, B, and C recommendations Outside of A, B, and C recommendations | 33.3% 54.4% 12.3% | 60.9% 18.3% 20.8% | 6.2% 89.8% 4.0% | 76.5% 20.6% 2.9% | 89.3% 9.3% 1.4% | 82.3% 15.9% 1.7% | 59.3% 39.4% 1.3% | 10.5% 89.5% 0.0% | 73.4% 0.0% 26.6% |
Not screened Within A and B recommendations Outside of A and B recommendations | 33.3% 45.9% 20.9% | 60.9% 10.7% 28.5% | 6.2% 80.4% 13.4% | 76.5% 20.6% 2.9% | 89.3% 9.3% 1.4% | 82.3% 15.9% 1.7% | 59.3% 29.5% 11.2% | 10.5% 89.5% 0.0% | 73.4% 0.0% 26.6% |
20-39y/o | |||||||||
Not screened Within A, B, and C recommendations Outside of A, B, and C recommendations | - - - | - - - | 13.9% 76.2% 9.9% | - - - | - - - | - - - | 92.6% 0.0% 7.4% | 15.1% 82.2% 2.7% | - - - |
Not screened Within A and B recommendations Outside of A and B recommendations | - - - | - - - | 13.9% 76.2% 9.9% | - - - | - - - | - - - | 92.6% 0.0% 7.4% | 15.1% 82.2% 2.7% | - - - |