Open AccessScreening for Cancer of the Uterine Cervix in Iceland 1965–1978
Author(s) -
Johannesson G.,
Geirsson G.,
Day N.,
Tulinius H.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348209156556
Subject(s) - medicine , uterine cervix , gynecology , cervix , cancer , obstetrics , carcinoma
. The trends in the mortality and morbidity from cervical cancer in Iceland for the period 1965–1978 are examined in relation to the screening programme that began in 1964. By 1970 over 80% of the female population under the age of 65 had been screened at least once, and by 1977 over 65% of women under the age of 75 had been screened at least twice. Mortality fell by 60% between 1959–1970 and 1975–1978, with a corresponding fall in the incidence of advanced tumors. The mortality rates among the unscreened population are more than ten‐fold greater than among the screened. The greater part of the fall in mortality is attributed to the mass screening programme.