Why do women still develop cancer of the cervix despite the existence of a national screening programme?
The study looked at why women developed invasive cervical cancer during a 10-year period. It reviewed the hospital records of 66 patients with cervical cancer with an age range of 21-81 years. Screening non-attenders accounted for a disproportionate number of cases. The proportion of women who had never been screened did not vary during the study period. Attention needs to focus on reasons why these women do not attend.
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Department of Gynaecology Oncology, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, UK. Dirk.Brinkmann@porthosp.nhs.uk
Gladman
Marc A
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Norman
Steve
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Lawton
Frank G
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*