Open AccessInvasive cervical cancer: a failure of screening
Author(s) -
Jacqueline Spayne,
Ida Ackerman,
Michael Milosevic,
Allan M. Seidenfeld,
Al Covens,
Lawrence Paszat
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
european journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1464-360X
pISSN - 1101-1262
DOI - 10.1093/eurpub/ckm043
Subject(s) - medicine , cervix , cervical cancer , cervical screening , cancer , disease , cohort , population , presentation (obstetrics) , pap test , stage (stratigraphy) , cancer screening , gynecology , cervical cancer screening , obstetrics , pediatrics , biology , environmental health , paleontology
Cervical screening is an effective prevention measure. It is unclear whether cervical cancer results from non-participation in screening or from failures in detection by screening. Analysis of the screening history of patients with cervix cancer may contribute to understanding failures in prevention.
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