Community Health Needs Assessment Clinical Preventive Screenings According to the National Cancer Institute, deaths can be greatly reduced for breast, cervical, colon, and rectal cancer through early detection and screening tests. In Bedford City, 55% of women 18 years and older had no Pap test in the past three years.
Health Risk Factors– Cancer Screenings, 2010 (Virginia Department of Health, Virginia Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2010) Virginia
Bedford City
Bedford County
Percent of women 18 and older with no Pap test in past 3 years
13.2
55.0
9.1
Percent of women 40 and older with no mammogram in past 3 years
10.1
13.1
10.8
Adult Age 18+ Risk Profile
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