Cervical screening in Australia 2013–2014

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Release Date: 03 May 2016
Author: AIHW
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Cervical screening in Australia 2013–2014 presents the latest national statistics monitoring the National Cervical Screening Program, which aims to reduce incidence, morbidity and mortality from cervical cancer.

ISSN: 2205-4855 (PDF) 1039-3307 (Print)
ISBN: 978-1-74249-927-7
Cat. no: CAN 95
Pages: 105

Findings from this report:

12% of women with a negative Pap test in 2013 rescreened earlier than the recommended 2 years
In 2013–2014, more than 3.8 million women participated in cervical screening. This was 57% of women aged 20–69
In 2013, of the women sent a 27-month reminder letter by a screening register, 33% rescreened within 3 months
In 2014, for every 1,000 women screened, 8 women had a high-grade abnormality detected by histology

Preliminary material
- Title and verso pages
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Summary
  - Cervical cancer cases and deaths are low by international standards
  - Around 6 in 10 women participate in the National Cervical Screening Program
  - Relatively few women rescreen early, and a third respond to a reminder letter
  - High-grade abnormality detection rates similar, despite decreases in ages <25
- Report card
- Navigating changes in this report
Body section
- 1 Introduction
  - 1.1 Cervical cancer
  - 1.2 The primary cause of cervical cancer is HPV
  - 1.3 Cervical cancer is a largely preventable disease
- 2 The current state of cervical screening in Australia: on the cusp of change
- 3 Monitoring cervical screening in Australia using NCSP data
  - 3.1 Screening behaviour
  - 3.2 Characteristics of the screening test
  - 3.3 Detection of high-grade abnormalities
- 4 Monitoring cervical screening in Australia using AIHW data
  - 4.1 Incidence of cervical cancer
  - 4.2 Survival after a diagnosis of cervical cancer
  - 4.3 Prevalence of cervical cancer
  - 4.4 Mortality from cervical cancer
- 5 Monitoring other aspects of cervical screening in Australia
  - 5.1 Monitoring the safety of cervical screening management guidelines
  - 5.2 Expenditure on cervical screening
End matter
- Appendixes
  - Appendix A: Supporting data tables
    - A1 Participation
    - A2 Rescreening
    - A3 Cytology
    - A4 Histology
    - A5 Cytology-histology correlation
    - A6 Incidence of cervical cancer
    - A7 Mortality from cervical cancer
  - Appendix B: National Cervical Screening Program information
    - Performance indicators
    - Standards
  - Appendix C: Data sources
    - State and territory cervical screening registers
    - AIHW Australian Cancer Database
    - AIHW National Mortality Database
    - ABS Population data
    - AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database
    - AIHW Disease Expenditure Database
    - Medicare Australia Statistics
  - Appendix D: Data quality statement
    - Data Quality Statement: cervical screening data 2013-2014
  - Appendix E: Classifications
    - Age
    - State or territory
    - Remoteness area
    - Socioeconomic group
    - Classification of cervical cancer by histology
  - Appendix F: Statistical methods
    - Crude rates
    - Age-specific rates
    - Age-standardised rates
- Glossary
- References
- List of tables
- List of figures
- List of boxes
- Related publications
- Supplementary online data tables

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