title: Cervical cancer: what should we tell women about screening?
abstract: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women worldwide, with significantly higher rates in developing areas, especially in Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America (Parkin, Bray, Ferlay, & Pisani, 2005). In contrast, incidence and mortality rates of cervical cancer in the United States have declined significantly among women of all ethnic and racial groups; it is not among the top 10 leading causes of new cancer cases in women (American Cancer Society [ACS], 2006b; Edwards et al.,2005).
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, University of Illinois-Chicago, USA. jtiffen@uic.edu
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tiffen
authors.forename: Suzanne M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mahon
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000451:nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D014626:Vaginal Smears; D016387:Women's Health