A rising number of women have never been screened for cervical cancer. Here are the risks

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers, yet a growing number of American women have never been screened. Nearly 1 in 3 women ages 21 to 29 in 2023 had never received cervical cancer screening. This proportion was up from about 1 in 8 in 2005, according