BACKGROUND: @entity5 screening is one of the greatest @entity5 prevention achievements, yet some @entity1 still develop or die from this disease. OBJECTIVE: To assess recent trends in @entity5 incidence and mortality, current screening percentages, and factors associated with higher incidence and @entity204 rates and inadequate screening. METHODS: Percentages of @entity1 who had not been screened for @entity5 in the past 5 years were estimated using data from the 2012 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey. State-specific @entity5 incidence data from the United States Cancer Statistics and mortality data from the National Vital Statistics System were used to calculate incidence and @entity204 rates for 2011 by state. Incidence and @entity204 rates and annual percentage changes from 2007 to 2011 were calculated by state and U.S. Census region. RESULTS: In 2012, the percentage of @entity1 who had not been screened for @entity5 in the past 5 years was estimated to be 11.4%; the percentage was larger for @entity1 without health insurance (23.1%) and for those without a regular health care provider (25.5%). From 2007 to 2011, the @entity5 incidence rate decreased by 1.9% per year while the @entity204 rate remained stable. The South had the highest incidence rate (8.5 per 100,000), @entity204 rate (2.7 per 100,000), and percentage of @entity1 who had not been screened in the past 5 years (12.3%). CONCLUSIONS: Trends in @entity5 incidence rates have decreased slightly while @entity204 rates have been stable over the last 5 years. The proportion of inadequately screened @entity1 is higher among older @entity1 , Asians/Pacific Islanders, and American Indians/Alaska Natives. IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE: There continue to be @entity1 who are not screened as recommended, and @entity1 who die from this preventable @entity5 . Evidence-based public health approaches are available to increase @entity1 's access to screening and timely follow-up of abnormal results.

Vital signs: XXXX incidence, mortality, and screening - United States, 2007-2012.

@entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['cancer', 'cervical cancer', 'Cervical cancer'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women'] @entity204 :: ('MESH:D003643', 'Disease') :: ['death']
@entity5 :: (MESH:D009369,Disease) :: ['cervical cancer']
