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European Journal of Cancer

Volume 36, Issue 17, November 2000, Pages 2260-2265
European Journal of Cancer

Comparisons of cervical cancer screening programmes in the European Union

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Abstract

This paper summarises the similarities and differences between the cervical cancer screening programmes operating in the 15 Member States of the European Union as presented in the separate papers prepared by each country. The screening programmes are compared in terms of their duration of operation, type and sources of funding, invitation methodology, target population, organisation and quality assurance methodology with the aim of shedding some light upon the current situation of cervical cancer screening within the European Union.

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Conclusions

Overall, this publication has helped bring to the light the current situation of cervical cancer screening in the Member States of the European Union. A substantial amount of screening activity is present is all countries, but there is great variability in the organisation of cervical cancer screening and on the proportions of population covered by each of these screening programmes. Few screening programmes were designed to collect data for statistical purposes and the type of data collected

Acknowledgements

The project received financial support from the European Commission (Contract grant sponsor: European Union, Commission of the European Communities, Directorate-General for Employment, Industrial Relations and Social Affairs; Contract grant number: SOC 97 201143).

Neither the European Commission nor any person acting on its behalf is liable for any use made of this information.

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