Experts suggest that certain groups of women should begin annual screening 10 years earlier than most.
The Film Unit holds annual screenings in May each year.
But the Scoliosis Research Society recommends annual screening for all children 10 through 14.
Chlamydia is easily detected and treated, but recommended annual screening remains underutilized.
Twenty-two primary cancers were pathologically confirmed, 19 by annual screening, and 18 at the initial screen.
The decision was announced as part of the ministry's annual screening of textbooks used in all public schools.
The two women are over 50 and so of an age when mammography guidelines call for annual screening.
If your health care professional uses regular Pap tests, you should continue annual screenings to age 30.
The American Cancer Society recommends an annual screening starting at age 20.