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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Increase the proportion of females who get screened for breast cancer — C‑05

Status: Improving

  
Improving
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Most Recent Data:
79.8 percent (2023) *

Target:
80.3 percent 1  *

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

Baseline:
76.2 percent of females aged 50 to 74 years received a breast cancer screening in 2019 2 *

*  Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Increase the proportion of females who receive a breast cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines

Target-Setting Method
Percentage point improvement

Data Source:  National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS

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Summary

Finding breast cancer early can help prevent breast cancer deaths in women. When women don’t get screened, more women with breast cancer may be diagnosed at a later stage and die of the disease. Increasing breast cancer screening rates is key to reducing breast cancer deaths.

Topics:  Cancer, Health Care, Health Care Access and Quality, Preventive Care, Women

Workgroup: Cancer Workgroup

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1. Target has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.

2. Baseline has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.