Effectiveness of national cervical cancer screening programme in Taiwan: 12-year experiences.
BACKGROUND
We examined cervical cancer incidence before and after nationwide cervical cancer screening was initiated in Taiwan in mid-1995.


RESULTS
The invasive cancer incidence decreased by 47.8% during 1995-2006. The carcinoma in situ incidence increased 1.7-fold during 1995-2000, and decreased by 19.6% during 2000-2006.


CONCLUSIONS
The Taiwan national programme has significantly decreased invasive cervical cancer.
Chen
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Graduate Institute of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
You
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Chen
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Shih
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Koong
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SL
Chao
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KY
Hsiao
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Hsieh
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Chen
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CJ
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*