Cervical cancer screening in the Faroe Islands
BACKGROUND: The Faroe Islands have had nationally organised cervical cancer screening since 1995. Women aged 25-60 years are invited every third year. Participation is free of charge. Although several European overviews on cervical screening are available, none have included the Faroe Islands. Our a...
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ftcopenhagenunip:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/d4b1f79c-a250-4ae7-b5ef-d2b1fbe746a9 2024-04-21T08:01:47+00:00 Cervical cancer screening in the Faroe Islands Hammer, Turið Lynge, Elsebeth Djurhuus, Gisela W Joensen, John E Køtlum, Jóanis E Hansen, Sæunn Ó Sander, Bente B Mogensen, Ole Rebolj, Matejka 2015-02 https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/cervical-cancer-screening-in-the-faroe-islands(d4b1f79c-a250-4ae7-b5ef-d2b1fbe746a9).html https://doi.org/10.3109/0284186X.2014.986287 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Hammer , T , Lynge , E , Djurhuus , G W , Joensen , J E , Køtlum , J E , Hansen , S Ó , Sander , B B , Mogensen , O & Rebolj , M 2015 , ' Cervical cancer screening in the Faroe Islands ' , Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) , vol. 54 , no. 2 , pp. 210-216 . https://doi.org/10.3109/0284186X.2014.986287 article 2015 ftcopenhagenunip https://doi.org/10.3109/0284186X.2014.986287 2024-03-28T01:21:42Z BACKGROUND: The Faroe Islands have had nationally organised cervical cancer screening since 1995. Women aged 25-60 years are invited every third year. Participation is free of charge. Although several European overviews on cervical screening are available, none have included the Faroe Islands. Our aim was to provide the first description of cervical cancer screening, and to determine the screening history of women diagnosed with cervical cancer in the Faroe Islands. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Screening data from 1996 to 2012 were obtained from the Diagnostic Centre at the National Hospital of the Faroe Islands. They included information on cytology and HPV testing whereas information on histology was not registered consistently. Process indicators were calculated, including coverage rate, excess smears, proportion of abnormal cytological samples, and frequency of HPV testing. Data on cervical cancer cases were obtained from the Faroese Ministry of Health Affairs. The analysis of the screening history was undertaken for cases diagnosed in 2000-2010. RESULTS: A total of 52 457 samples were taken in 1996-2012. Coverage varied between 67% and 81% and was 71% in 2012. Excess smears decreased after 1999. At present, 7.0% of samples have abnormal cytology. Of all ASCUS samples, 76-95% were tested for HPV. A total of 58% of women diagnosed with cervical cancer did not participate in screening prior to their diagnosis, and 32% had normal cytology in the previous four years. CONCLUSION: Despite the difficult geographical setting, the organised cervical cancer screening programme in the Faroe Islands has achieved a relatively high coverage rate. Nevertheless, challenges, e.g. consistent histology registration and sending reminders, still exist. Article in Journal/Newspaper Faroe Islands University of Copenhagen: Research Quaternary Science Reviews 195 195 214 |
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BACKGROUND: The Faroe Islands have had nationally organised cervical cancer screening since 1995. Women aged 25-60 years are invited every third year. Participation is free of charge. Although several European overviews on cervical screening are available, none have included the Faroe Islands. Our aim was to provide the first description of cervical cancer screening, and to determine the screening history of women diagnosed with cervical cancer in the Faroe Islands. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Screening data from 1996 to 2012 were obtained from the Diagnostic Centre at the National Hospital of the Faroe Islands. They included information on cytology and HPV testing whereas information on histology was not registered consistently. Process indicators were calculated, including coverage rate, excess smears, proportion of abnormal cytological samples, and frequency of HPV testing. Data on cervical cancer cases were obtained from the Faroese Ministry of Health Affairs. The analysis of the screening history was undertaken for cases diagnosed in 2000-2010. RESULTS: A total of 52 457 samples were taken in 1996-2012. Coverage varied between 67% and 81% and was 71% in 2012. Excess smears decreased after 1999. At present, 7.0% of samples have abnormal cytology. Of all ASCUS samples, 76-95% were tested for HPV. A total of 58% of women diagnosed with cervical cancer did not participate in screening prior to their diagnosis, and 32% had normal cytology in the previous four years. CONCLUSION: Despite the difficult geographical setting, the organised cervical cancer screening programme in the Faroe Islands has achieved a relatively high coverage rate. Nevertheless, challenges, e.g. consistent histology registration and sending reminders, still exist. |
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Hammer, Turið Lynge, Elsebeth Djurhuus, Gisela W Joensen, John E Køtlum, Jóanis E Hansen, Sæunn Ó Sander, Bente B Mogensen, Ole Rebolj, Matejka Cervical cancer screening in the Faroe Islands |
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Hammer , T , Lynge , E , Djurhuus , G W , Joensen , J E , Køtlum , J E , Hansen , S Ó , Sander , B B , Mogensen , O & Rebolj , M 2015 , ' Cervical cancer screening in the Faroe Islands ' , Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) , vol. 54 , no. 2 , pp. 210-216 . https://doi.org/10.3109/0284186X.2014.986287 |
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