Rate of breast, cervical and colon cancer screenings flat

NEW YORK Not enough Americans are getting screenings for breast, cervical and colon cancer, according to a study.

The study, which the American Cancer Society released Thursday, found that the rate at which women receive screens for cervical and breast cancers has barely changed since 2000; the rate of colorectal cancer screenings has increased somewhat, but not very much.

Slightly more than half of men and women aged 50 to 64, and 57.6% aged 65 and older, receive colonoscopies on a regular basis. Slightly more than 60% of women aged 40 to 64 have regular mammograms, compared to less than 60% of those aged 65 and older.