Screening for cervical cancer Graphs may mislead

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EDITOR, - The cost-benefit ratio for cervical screening is less favourable in younger women than older women. Cervical cancer is less common in younger women, and the anxiety generated and the likelihood of unnecessary treatment or of an adverse effect on fertility are greater. Because screening young women may do more harm than good, those who advocate it should not mislead themselves or others about the facts. Readers should compare the two graphs of death rate for cervical cancer by age shown in …