Cervical screening in Australia 2018
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2018) Cervical screening in Australia 2018, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 20 April 2024.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2018). Cervical screening in Australia 2018. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Cervical screening in Australia 2018. AIHW, 2018.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Cervical screening in Australia 2018. Canberra: AIHW; 2018.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018, Cervical screening in Australia 2018, AIHW, Canberra.
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Around 55% of women in the target age group of 20–69 took part in the National Cervical Screening Program in 2015 and 2016, with more than 3.8 million women screening.
Cervical cancer incidence and mortality have both decreased since the National Cervical Screening Program began in 1991—incidence decreased from 17 to 10 new cases per 100,000 women aged 20–69 in 2014 and mortality decreased from 4 to 2 deaths per 100,000 women aged 20–69 in 2015.
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-325-9
- Cat. no: CAN 111
- Pages: 112
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In 2015–2016, more than 3.8 million women participated in cervical screening. This was 55% of women aged 20–69
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10% of women with a negative screen in 2015 rescreened earlier than the recommended 2 years, continuing a downward trend
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In 2016, for every 1,000 women screened, 7 women had a high-grade abnormality detected by histology
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In 2015, 143 women aged 20–69 died from cervical cancer