Decreasing incidence of invasive cervical cancer in young women.
Although the overall incidence of invasive cervical cancer is decreasing, there is concern that the disease might be increasing in younger women. Analysis of data from the Cancer Surveillance System, a population-based cancer registry in western Washington, shows a decreasing incidence of cervical cancer in women of all ages.
Chu
J
J
Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle.
White
E
E
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012042:Registries; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014861:Washington