Screening for cancer of the uterine cervix : from the IARC Working Group on Cervical Cancer Screening and the UICC Project Group on the Evaluation of Screening Programmes for Cancer / editors, M. Hakama, A.B. Miller, N.E. Day.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hakama, Matti.

Miller, A. B. (Anthony B.)

Day, N. E.

International Agency for Research on Cancer.

International Union against Cancer.

World Health Organization.

Series:

IARC scientific publications ; no. 76.

IARC scientific publications ; no. 76

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Uterine Cervical Neoplasms.

Mass Screening.

Uterine Neoplasms.

Medical Subjects:

Uterine Cervical Neoplasms.

Mass Screening.

Uterine Neoplasms.

Physical Description:

vi unnumbered pages, 315 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lyon : International Agency for Research on Cancer ; New York : distributed in the USA by Oxford Univ. Press, 1986.

Summary:

This IARC Scientific Publication examines the epidemiological basis for cervical cancer screening and offers the most extensive data yet obtained on all aspects of uterine cervix cancer. The first part of this authoritative volume reviews the role of mass screening by cervical cytology and its organization in developing nations, and discusses the essential features of a centrally organized program. The second part reports the results of an international collaborative study of the effectiveness of screening programs throughout the world, concentrating on the protection given by various screening strategies. The wealth of invaluable material offered in this text forms a means of evaluating various policies and establishing a rational basis for early detection programs.

Notes:

At head of title: World Health Organization, International Agency for Research on Cancer, International Union Against Cancer.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9283211766

OCLC:

185059083