ACS Cancer Screening Guidelines

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Cervical Cancer

This joint guideline from the American Cancer Society (ACS), the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, and the American Society for Clinical Pathology recommends different surveillance strategies and options based on a woman’s age, screening history, other risk factors, and the choice of screening tests.

Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines (2025)

Access the full text of current ACS screening recommendations (and rationale) for prevention and early detection of cervical cancer. 
CA Patient Page

A reproducible Patient Page on Screening for Cervical Cancer is available in CA: A Cancer Journal for Physicians.
For Your Patients: Cervical Cancer Prevention and Early Detection

Review a consumer-friendly version of the American Cancer Society's screening guidelines for cervical cancer, as well as information on risk factors and methods of reducing risk.
Supplementary Materials

See the Supplementary Materials PDF for more information on the evidence underlying updates to the Cervical Cancer screening guideline.