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A Groundbreaking Work Which Laid the Foundation for Mass Screening in Cervical Cytology in Japan
Author(s) -
R. Yoshiyuki Osamura
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
acta cytologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.513
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1938-2650
pISSN - 0001-5547
DOI - 10.1159/000477746
Subject(s) - medicine , milestone , cervical cancer , cytology , cervical cancer screening , cytopathology , cervical screening , gynecology , work up , pathology , cancer , radiology , archaeology , history
This commentary discusses the impact of a milestone article on the accuracy of cervical smears for detecting cancer back in the developmental and transforming era of the cytological detection of atypical and malignant cells. The study served in the establishment of cancer screening in Japan which has contributed greatly in decreasing mortality from cervical cancers.

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