Effectiveness of national cervical cancer screening programme in Taiwan: 12-year experiences

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16 June 2009

journal article
research article
Published by Springer Nature in British Journal of Cancer

Vol. 101 (1) , 174-177
https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6605139

Abstract

Background: We examined cervical cancer incidence before and after nationwide cervical cancer screening was initiated in Taiwan in mid-1995. Results: The invasive cancer incidence decreased by 47.8% during 1995–2006. The carcinoma in situ incidence increased 1.7-fold during 1995–2000, and decreased by 19.6% during 2000–2006. Conclusion: The Taiwan national programme has significantly decreased invasive cervical cancer.

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