title: Cervical cancer. Mass screening, incidence and mortality in Finland.
abstract: Since mass screenings were started in Finland, the incidence of cervical cancer has dropped by about 50 per cent. In the age groups 25-60 the decrease has been two thirds. Moreover, there has been a similar decrease in mortality in the younger age groups, in particular. All risk groups are not covered by the screening program, however. Cervical carcinoma is still a socio-medical and clinical problem particularly among elderly women.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality