title: Cervical cancer burden and prevention activities in Europe.
abstract: Cervical cancer is an important public health care problem in Europe. The overall incidence rate of cervical cancer in Europe is 10.6 per 100,000. However, within Europe, the incidence rates significantly differ, being lower in Western Europe where prevention programs are better developed. Significantly higher are the incidence and mortality rates in Central and Eastern Europe, being in close correlation to the intensity of organized screening. Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are being delivered to the low-incidence populations that already have extensive screening programs, whereas the high-incidence countries have not implemented the vaccination programs yet. The resolution of the problem of cervical cancer control in Europe will be a matter of the implementation of public health care programs across the whole continent.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia. vek1@open.telekom.rs
authors.forename: Vesna
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kesic
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Poljak
authors.forename: Svetlana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rogovskaya
mesh_terms: D017281:Cost of Illness; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000276:immunology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines