Mortality from carcinoma of cervix uteri in Britain.
A review of age-specific mortality-rates from cervical cancer in England and Wales and in Scotland in 1968--76 shows a decline, striking at some ages. In England and Wales, however, there has been an increase at ages 25--34 and, possibly, at 15--24. Signs of such an increase are also seen in Scotland for the age-groups 25--34 when figures for two regions with well-established screening programmes are removed. Indeed trends in these regions compared with those for the rest of Scotland support the benefit of cervical screening.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D012041:Regional Medical Programs; D012606:Scotland; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014852:Wales