Cervical screening in Australia 2001-02

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Release Date: 18 Nov 2004
Author: AIHW
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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:

The participation rate for women aged 20–69 declined from 63.4% in 1998–1999 to 61.3% in 1999-2000
In 2002, the Program detected 14,590 women in the target age group 20–69 years with high-grade abnormalities
Cervical cancer is the 18th most common cause of cancer mortality in women, accounting for 227 deaths in 2002
There were 745 new cases of cervical cancer in Australia in 2000 compared with 1,072 detected in 1989

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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