Effectiveness of cervical screening after age 60 years according to screening history: Nationwide cohort study in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The relatively high incidence of cervical cancer in women at older ages is a continuing concern in countries with long-established cervical screening. Controversy remains on when and how to cease screening. Existing population-based studies on the effectiveness of cervical screening at older ages have not considered women's screening history. We performed a nationwide cohort study to investigate the incidence of cervical cancer after age 60 years and its association with cervical screening at age 61-65, stratified by screening history at age 51-60.

Methods and findings

Using the Total Population Register, we identified 569,132 women born between 1 January 1919 and 31 December 1945, resident in Sweden since age 51. Women's cytological screening records, cervical ca

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5655486 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature