Three leading national public health organizations - the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD), the American Social Health Association (ASHA), and the National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA) - echoed CDC's recommendations contained in a January report to Congress calling for the reduction of cervical cancer incidence and deaths by increasing Pap test screening among women.

    According to the CDC report, the survival rates for cervical cancer are more than 90% if detected early and managed promptly. Of the estimated 4,100 women who die from cervical cancer each year, nearly half have never been screened for cervical cancer, and another 10% have not had a Pap test within the previous 5 years.