Why Is This Important?

Cervical cancer is the easiest gynecologic cancer to prevent with regular screening tests and followup. It also is highly curable when found and treated early.[https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/cervical/pdf/cervical_facts.pdf ^1^]

Definition

Age-adjusted incidence rate of invasive cervical cancer in females per 100,000 standard population. ICD-O-3 codes: C53.0-C53.9 (excl. types 9590-9992)

Data Notes

• Data have been age-adjusted to the U.S. 2000 standard population.
• This is Healthy New Jersey 2020 objective CA-10. Data for Whites, Blacks, and Asians/Pacific Islander include Hispanics and non-Hispanics. Race misclassification could result in an underestimate of Asian/Pacific Islander incidence and should be interpreted with caution. 2020 data are considered preliminary and should not be used in trend analyses; an approximate 10% decrease in the number of cancer cases diagnosed in 2020 compared to 2019, is partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients experienced difficulties scheduling medical appointments and cancer screening tests in 2020.

Data Sources

• SEER*Stat, National Center Institute
  (https://www.seer.cancer.gov/seerstat)
• Bridged-race population estimates, National Cancer Institute
  (https://seer.cancer.gov/popdata/)

How the Measure is Calculated

• Numerator:

  Number of new cases of invasive cervical cancer diagnosed among females

• Denominator:

  Estimated number of females in the population

Related Health Objectives and Indicators

Health Care System Factors

Related Health Care System Factors Indicators:

• Self-Reported Cervical Cancer Screening

Risk Factors

Related Risk Factors Indicators:

• Cigarette Smoking Among Adults
• Cigarette Use among High School Students
• Cigarette Use among Middle School Students

Health Status Outcomes

Related Health Status Outcomes Indicators:

• Deaths due to Cervical Cancer

Health Topic Pages Related to: Incidence of Cervical Cancer

• Cancer