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Implementation of liquid‐based cytology in the screening programme against cervical cancer in the County of Funen, Denmark, and status for the first year
Author(s) -
Hoelund B.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1365-2303
pISSN - 0956-5507
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2303.2003.00080.x
Subject(s) - medicine , workload , cervical cancer , liquid based cytology , cervical cancer screening , cytology , gynecology , cervical screening , cancer , obstetrics , pathology , computer science , operating system
As one of the first laboratories in Denmark (and Scandinavia), we have gradually implemented liquid‐based cytology into the screening programme against cervical cancer in the County of Funen since 1 June 2001. This paper describes the course of the implementation period in the different steps in the screening programme, and the preliminary results obtained after the first year. We conclude that the new technique has improved the specimen and diagnostic quality. As a result of the reduction of the screening time, the workload in the laboratory is in balance although we have introduced a rapid review as a quality control. Besides, the reduction in the number of repeated cytological tests and follow‐up visits at the gynaecologist means a saving for the screening programme as a whole. From our point of view the implementation of ThinPrep method is economically neutral.