Review on cervical cancer screening.
This article reviews literature of cervical cancer screening including the following topics: (1) basic conditions concerning screening; (2) consensus on cervical cancer screening; (3) some limitations and problems of cancer screening; (4) intervals of cervical cancer screening; (5) evaluation of cervical cancer screening; (6) methods for cervical cancer screening; (7) target population for screening (participants of both screening and rescreening); (8) selective screening (teenagers, pregnant women, prostitutes, hospital patients, clinic patients, immunosuppressive patients, and referral); (9) reports on screening programs in various countries; and (10) cost and benefit of screening.
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Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming Medical College, Taipei, R.O.C.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014626:Vaginal Smears