title: Cervical cancer.
abstract: Recent trends in the epidemiology of cervical cancer may have implications for the way in which diagnostic services are provided. The issues addressed in the reports detailed below include the risk factors in cervical cancer, the propensity of premalignant changes to progress to malignancy, and the definition of appropriate target populations for screening.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences and Social Studies, Leeds Polytechnic, Leeds, England, UK.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Mera
mesh_terms: D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012307:Risk Factors; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control