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Screening recommendations are met in only a few European countries.
2004 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers with the Finnish Cancer Registry surveyed 25 cancer screening centers in 18 European countries and found that only a few follow recommended guidelines.
According to A. Anttila and coauthors, "A questionnaire survey was conducted by the Epidemiology Working Group of the European Cervical Cancer Screening Network, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer, IARC, between August and December 2003 in 35 centers in 20 European countries with reliable cervical cancer incidence and/or mortality data in databanks held at IARC and WHO [the World Health Organization]. The questionnaire was completed by 28 centers from 20 countries. The final tables included information on 25 centers from 18 countries."
Survey data showed, "Six countries had started screening in the 1960s, whereas 10 countries or regions had started at least a pilot program by 2003. There were six invitational and nine partially invitational programs, the rest employing opportunistic screening only.
"Recommended lifetime number of [Pap] smears varied from 7 to more than 50. Coverage of smear test within the recommended screening interval (usually 3 or 5 years) was above 80% in three countries.
"Screening registration took place in 13 programs," Anttila and team found. "Eight programs ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Screening recommendations are met in only a few European countries.