Cervical screening in Australia 2010-2011

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Release Date: 05 Jun 2013
Author: AIHW
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Cervical screening in Australia 2010-2011 presents the latest national statistics monitoring the National Cervical Screening Program, which aims to reduce incidence, morbidity and mortality from cervical cancer.

ISSN: 1039-3307
ISBN: 978-1-74249-430-2
Cat. no: CAN 72
Pages: 121

Findings from this report:

Of the women sent a 27-month reminder letter by a cervical cytology register in 2010, 32% rescreened within 3 months
In 2011, for every 1,000 women screened, 8 women had a high-grade abnormality detected by histology
There were 631 new cases diagnosed in 2009, and 152 women died from cervical cancer in 2010
There was a clear trend of increasing participation with increasing socioeconomic status

Preliminary material
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Symbols
- Summary
  - How many women were diagnosed with, or died from, cervical cancer?
  - How many women participated in the National Cervical Screening Program?
  - How many women rescreened early or after a reminder letter?
  - How many high-grade abnormalities were detected?
Body section
- Data at a glance
- Section 1 Introduction
  - This report
  - Overview
  - Data
  - Terminology and concepts
- Section 2 Performance indicators
  - Indicator 1 Participation
  - Indicator 2.1 Early rescreening
  - Indicator 2.2 Rescreening after 27-month reminder letter
  - Indicator 3 Cytology
  - Indicator 4 Histology
  - Indicator 5 Cytology-histology correlation
  - Indicator 6 Incidence
  - Indicator 7 Mortality
End matter
- Appendixes
  - Appendix A Additional data
  - Appendix B National Cervical Screening Program information
  - Appendix C Data sources and classifications
  - Appendix D Data quality statement
  - Appendix E Statistical methods
- Glossary
- References
- List of tables
- List of figures

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