Rapidly progressive cervical cancer: is it a real problem?
The appearance, in younger women, of a rapidly progressive form of cervical carcinoma has been suggested. This, together with evident deficiencies in the provision and technique of screening services, has been taken to indicate a need for more frequent screening. We show that a substantial increase in the observed number of such rapidly progressive cancers would be expected simply on the basis of changes in population structure, a general increase in cervical cancer rates and increases in the proportion of women screened.
Silcocks
P B
PB
Department of Clinical Epidemiology, St George's Hospital Medical School, London.
Moss
S M
SM
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014626:Vaginal Smears