Screening for cervical cancer should begin at age 21. women between the ages of 21 and 29 should receive cervical cytology (routine Pap smear or liquid-based cytology) every 3 years. the HPV test is not indicated for women in this age group (although it can be used to follow up women diagnosed with atypical cells of undetermined diagnostic significance). women under 21 years of age, regardless of their age at sex, should not be screened for cervical cancer. Cervical cancer screening should be performed in women aged 30 to 65 years.2 Women aged 30 to 65 years should receive combined HPV and cytology testing every 5 years or cervical cytology screening every 3 years.3 Women aged 65 years or older who have had ≥3 consecutive negative cytology tests in the past 10 years or 2 consecutive negative cytology + HPV tests (the last test performed within 5 years) can stop cervical cancer Screening.