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WHO agency confirms efficacy of screening women 25-65 to reduce mortality.

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| June 05, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2009 NewsRX. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

2004 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer research arm of the World Health Organization, says screening women ages 25-65 for cervical cancer reduces their mortality risk from the disease.

Cancer of the cervix uteri is the second most common cancer among women worldwide, with about 500,000 new patients women diagnosed and 250,000 deaths every year. Almost 80% of the cases occur in developing countries and in many regions, cervix cancer is the most common cancer in women.

"One of the key missions of the International Agency for Research on Cancer," says Peter Boyle, the recently appointed director of the agency, "is to provide preventive tools…

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