Cervical Cancer Screening

Cervical cancer screening can either be a Pap test done in a doctor's office and/or through a High Risk (HR) HPV test usually done at the same time as the Pap test. 

Individuals with a cervix should start cervical cancer screening at age 21.

Those 21 to 29 years should have a Pap test every three years.

Ages 30 to 65 years should get a Pap test and a HR HPV test every five years (or just an HR HPV test every five years).

Those with a cervix who are older than 65 should talk to their healthcare provider about the need to keep screening. 

No Health Insurance? No Problem. 

The Cancer Services Program of the Finger Lakes Region can pay for cervical cancer screenings for individuals ages 40 and older without health insurance who live in Monroe, Ontario, Livingston, Wayne, Yates and Seneca Counties.

We also pay for breast and colorectal cancer screenings for eligible individuals.

Call us to learn more about getting screened at (585) 224-3070. Outside of Monroe County? Call 1-877-803-8070. Email us at csp@urmc.rochester.edu.

Did You Know? 

Most cervical cancers are caused by HR HPV. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the U.S. The HPV vaccine can prevent HPV and the cancers caused by HPV. Both men and women can get HPV and HPV-related cancers. That's why the HPV vaccine is recommended for girls and boys ages 11 and 12, and can be as early as age 9. 

For more information about cervical cancer, visit www.health.ny.gov/diseases/cancer/cervical/