Cervical screening in Australia 2006-2007

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Release Date: 02 Apr 2009

Author: AIHW

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Cervical screening in Australia 2006–2007 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 74024 912 6
Cat. no: CAN 43
Pages: 127

Findings from this report:

3,549,524 women aged 20–69 years participated in cervical screening in Australia in 2006–2007
The proportion of women who were re-screened early following a normal Pap test continued to decline to 23% in 2006
Most high-grade abnormalities were detected in women aged 20–34 years
1.9 deaths from cervical cancer per 100,000 women in 2006

Preliminary material
- Title and verso pages
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Summary
- Abbreviations
Body section
- Introduction
- National Cervical Screening Program Performance Indicators
- Indicator 1 Participation
  - Indicator 1.1.1 Two-year participation
  - Indicator 1.1.2 Three-year participation
  - Indicator 1.1.3 Five-year participation
  - Indicator 1.2 Participation by geographic region
- Indicator 2 Early re-screening
- Indicator 3 Low-grade abnormality detection
- Indicator 4 High-grade abnormality detection
- Indicator 5 Incidence
  - Indicator 5.1 Incidence of micro-invasive squamous cervical cancer
  - Indicator 5.2 Incidence of squamous, adenocarcinoma, adenosquamous and other cervical cancer
  - Indicator 5.3 Incidence by geographic region
- Indicator 6 Mortality
  - Indicator 6.1 Mortality by age group
  - Indicator 6.2 Mortality by geographic region
  - Indicator 6.3 Mortality in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
End matter
- Appendixes
  - Appendix A Additional data tables
    - Indicator 1 Participation
    - Indicator 1.2 Participation by geographic region
    - Indicator 2 Early re-screening
    - Indicator 3 Low-grade abnormality detection
    - Indicator 4 High-grade abnormality detection
    - Indicator 5.1 Incidence of micro-invasive squamous cervical cancer
    - Indicator 5.2 Incidence of squamous, adenocarcinoma, adenosquamous and other cervical cancer
    - Indicator 5.3 Incidence by geographic region
    - Indicator 6.1 Mortality by age group
    - Indicator 6.2 Mortality by geographic region
    - Indicator 6.3 Mortality in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
  - Appendix B National Cervical Screening Program contact list
  - Appendix C Data sources and classifications
  - Appendix D Statistical methods
- Glossary
- References
- List of tables
- List of figures

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