Cervical screening in Australia 2001-02

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Release Date: 18 Nov 2004

Author: AIHW

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2004. Cervical screening in Australia 2001-02. Cat. no. CAN 22. Canberra: AIHW.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2004). Cervical screening in Australia 2001-02. Canberra: AIHW.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Cervical screening in Australia 2001-02. AIHW, 2004.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Cervical screening in Australia 2001-02. Canberra: AIHW; 2004.

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Cervical screening in Australia 2001–02 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 419 0
Cat. no: CAN 22
Pages: 92

Findings from this report:

In 2002, the Program detected 14,590 women in the target age group 20–69 years with high-grade abnormalities
Cervical cancer mortality rates declined between 1982 and 2002
In 2001–2002, 3,331,013 women screened in Australia for pre-cancerous changes to cervical cells
Cervical cancer is the 18th most common cause of cancer mortality in women, accounting for 227 deaths in 2002

Preliminary material (181K PDF)
- Title page and verso
- Contents
- List of tables
- List of figures
- Acknowledgments
- Summary
Sections
- National cervical screening monitoring indicators (200K PDF)
- Participation
- Indicator 1: Participation rate for cervical screening
- Early re-screening
- Indicator 2: Early re-screening
- Low-grade abnormalities
- Indicator 3: Low-grade abnormality detection
- High-grade abnormalities
- Indicator 4: High-grade abnormality detection
- Incidence (219K PDF)
- Indicator 5.1: Incidence of micro-invasive cervical cancer
- Indicator 5.2: Incidence of squamous, adenocarcinoma, adeno-squamous and other cervical cancers
- Indicator 5.3: Incidence by location
- Mortality
- Indicator 6.1: Mortality
- Indicator 6.2: Mortality by location
- Indicator 6.3: Indigenous mortality
- Tables (325K PDF)
End matter
- Appendixes (254K PDF)
  - Appendix A: Cervical cancer-symptoms, detection and treatment
  - Appendix B: Data sources and limitations
  - Appendix C: Methods
  - Appendix D: Population data
  - Appendix E: National Cervical Screening Programs contact list
  - Appendix F: NHMRC guidelines for the management of women with screen-detected abnormalities
- Glossary
- References
- Related publications

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