Cervical cancer screening in the Faroe Islands

• Published in: Acta Oncologica
• Main Authors: Hammer, T., Lynge, E., Djurhuus, G.W., Joensen, J.E., Køtlum, J.E., Hansen, S.Ó., Sander, B.B., Mogensen, O., Rebolj, Matejka
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Faroe Islands; National hospital of the Faroe Islands
• Online Access: https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/cervical-cancer-screening-in-the-faroe-islands(625a3401-1687-46cd-8aca-f3d9d79a66c3).html; https://doi.org/10.3109/0284186X.2014.986287; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84921822265&doi=10.3109%2f0284186X.2014.986287&partnerID=40&md5=aa760a1de792f094024b2724001814e0

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...