title: Trends in the organization of cervical cancer screening.
abstract: Cervical cytological screening has been available in the UK for several decades, but has not achieved a significant reduction in the incidence of and mortality from cervical cancer. In this paper we describe past problems of cervical screening, discuss the impact of recent innovations to computerize call and recall, and suggest further improvements for the future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Social Oncology, Christie Hospital, Manchester.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Haran
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eardley
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elkind
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Spencer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D006113:United Kingdom; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014626:Vaginal Smears