Effectiveness of national cervical cancer screening programme in Taiwan: 12-year experiences

A Anttila; APC Fritz; C-A Chen; C-J Chen; C-Y Hsieh; CB Visioli; CN Chen; CP Wen; D Solomon; F Bray; F Buntinx; H Mitchell; J Peto; K-Y Chao; L-Y Shih; M-L Hsiao; P Chou; S-L Koong; S-L You; SL Koong; Y-Y Chen

Effectiveness of national cervical cancer screening programme in Taiwan: 12-year experiences

Authors: A Anttila
APC Fritz
C-A Chen
C-J Chen
C-Y Hsieh
CB Visioli
CN Chen
CP Wen
D Solomon
F Bray
F Buntinx
H Mitchell
J Peto
K-Y Chao
L-Y Shih
M-L Hsiao
P Chou
S-L Koong
S-L You
SL Koong
Y-Y Chen
Publication date: 24 June 2010
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
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Abstract

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. CONCLUSION: The Taiwan national programme has significantly decreased invasive cervical cancer

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