Cervical screening in Australia 2011-2012

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Release Date: 01 May 2014
Author: AIHW
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Cervical screening in Australia 2011–2012 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: 978-1-74249-560-6
Cat. no: CAN 79
Pages: 132

Findings from this report:

Incidence and mortality were higher in Indigenous women than in non-Indigenous women
There were 682 new cases diagnosed in 2010, and 152 women died from cervical cancer in 2011
Participation was highest in Inner regional areas (59%) and lowest in Very remote areas (54%)
Of women sent a 27-month reminder letter by a cervical screening register in 2011, 32% rescreened within 3 months

Preliminary pages
- Title & verso pages
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Symbols
- Summary
  - How many women were diagnosed with, or died from, cervical cancer?
  - How many women participated in the National Cervical Screening Program?
  - How many women rescreened early or after a reminder letter?
  - How many high-grade abnormalities were detected?
  - Data at a glance
Body content
- Section 1- Introduction
  - This report
  - Overview
    - What is cervical cancer?
    - How common is cervical cancer in Australia?
    - What causes cervical cancer?
    - How do we screen for cervical cancer?
    - Why screen for cervical cancer?
    - How is cervical screening managed in Australia?
    - How do we monitor the National Cervical Screening Program?
  - What does the HPV vaccine mean for cervical screening?
  - Data
    - Data sources
    - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
    - Reporting women with symptoms
  - Terminology and concepts
    - Reporting periods
    - Age groups
    - Crude versus age-standardised
    - Confidence intervals
- Section 2 - Performance indicators
  - Indicator 1 Participation
    - What you need to know about participation
    - What the data tell us about participation
    - Detailed analyses
- Indicator 2.1 Early rescreening
  - What you need to know about early rescreening
  - What the data tell us about early rescreening
  - Detailed analyses
- Indicator 2.2 Rescreening after 27-month reminder letter
  - What you need to know about rescreening after a reminder letter
  - What the data tell us about rescreening after a reminder letter
  - Detailed analyses
- Indicator 3 Cytology
  - What you need to know about cytology
  - What the data tell us about cytology
  - More information about cytology
  - Detailed analyses
- Indicator 4 Histology
  - What you need to know about histology
  - What the data tell us about histology
  - Detailed analyses
- Indicator 5 Cytology-histology correlation
  - What you need to know about the cytology-histology correlation
  - What the data tell us about the cytology histology correlation
  - More information about the cytology-histology correlation
  - Detailed analyses
- Indicator 6 Incidence
  - What you need to know about incidence
  - What the data tell us about incidence
  - More information on incidence
  - Detailed analyses
- Indicator 7 Mortality
  - What you need to know about mortality
  - What the data tell us about mortality
  - More information about mortality
  - Detailed analyses
End matter
- Appendix A Additional data
- Appendix B National Cervical Screening Program information
- Appendix C Data sources and classifications
  - Data sources
  - Classifications
- Appendix D Data quality statement
  - Data Quality Statement: Cervical screening data 2011-2012
- Appendix E Statistical methods
  - Comparisons and tests of statistical significance
- Glossary
- References
- List of tables
- List of figures
- Related publications

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