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Rates of Never Receiving Cervical Cancer Screening Among US Women, 2005-2023

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.31550

August 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cross-sectional study examines trends in the prevalence of never having been screened for cervical cancer from 2005 to 2023 and assesses trends in cervical cancer incidence by age and stage at diagnosis to determine whether incidence patterns correspond with trends in nonscreening.

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Corresponding Author: Kalyani Sonawane, PhD, Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 132 Cannon St, Room CS 302M, Charleston, SC 29464 (sonawane@musc.edu).

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