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CANCER DETECTION IN WORKING WOMEN: A REPORT ON 7450 SUBJECTS
Author(s) -
Raphael Margaret
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1977.tb114640.x
Subject(s) - medicine , papanicolaou stain , dysplasia , gynecology , cancer , breast cancer , obstetrics , cancer detection , mammography , papanicolaou test , carcinoma , cervical cancer
A cancer detection programme for women was devised in 1964 by the writer, who attended an increasing number of work centres, mostly on an annual basis. During 12 years 7450 women were examined, some of them more than once. There were 237 abnormal Papanicolaou smears (in 112 of which the histological disgnosis was carcinoma or moderate to severe dysplasia), and 18 carcinomas of the breast. Education about cancer, teaching of breast self‐examination and general counselling were also carried out. The high detection rate of cancer emphasizes the need for such services to be taken to the women at risk, and suggests that annual Papanicolaou smears are still the ideal.