Cervical screening in Australia 2009-2010

Incidence and mortality were higher in Indigenous women than in non-Indigenous women

In 2010, for every 1,000 women screened, 9 women had a high-grade abnormality detected by histology

Of the women sent a 27-month reminder letter by a cervical cytology register in 2009, 32% rescreened within 3 months

There were 637 new cases of cervical cancer diagnosed in 2008, and 131 women died from cervical cancer in 2007