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24 Oct 2012 - Corrections to additional tables.
Cervical screening in Australia 2009-2010
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Topic: Cancer screening
Citation
AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2012) Cervical screening in Australia 2009-2010, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 19 April 2024.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2012). Cervical screening in Australia 2009-2010. Canberra: AIHW.
MLA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Cervical screening in Australia 2009-2010. AIHW, 2012.
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Cervical screening in Australia 2009-2010. Canberra: AIHW; 2012.
Harvard
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2012, Cervical screening in Australia 2009-2010, AIHW, Canberra.
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Cervical screening in Australia 2009-2010 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: 978-1-74249-292-6
- Cat. no: CAN 63
- Pages: 117
Findings from this report:
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In 2009–2010, more than 3.6 million women participated in the NCSP. This was 57% of women in the target population
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In 2010, for every 1,000 women screened, 9 women had a high-grade abnormality detected by histology
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Only 14% of women with a negative Pap test in 2009 rescreened earlier than recommended
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Of the women sent a 27-month reminder letter by a cervical cytology register in 2009, 32% rescreened within 3 months