Cervical Cancer Screening and Analysis of Potential Risk Factors in 43,567 Women in Zhongshan, China

• DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.2.671
• Publication Date: 2014-07-01T10:40:29Z
• Authors: Ying Wang; Yan-Hong Yu; Keng Shen; Lin Xiao; Feng Luan; Xian-Jun Mi; Xiao-Min Zhang; Li-Hua Fu; Ang Chen; Xiang Huang
• Keywords: Adult; Vaginal Smears; China; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms; Adenocarcinoma; Middle Aged; Prognosis; Uterine Cervical Dysplasia; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Risk Factors; 11. Sustainability; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Humans; Female; Early Detection of Cancer; Aged; Follow-Up Studies; Neoplasm Staging

Objective: The objective of this study was to establish a program model for use in wide-spread cervical cancer screening. :Methods: Cervical screening conducted Zhongshan city Guangdong province, China through coordinated network multiple institutes and hospitals. A total 43,567 women, 35 59 years age, were screened during regular gynecological examinations using the liquid-based ThinPrep cytology test (TCT). Patients who tested positive recalled further treatment. Results: TCT-positive rate 3.17%, 63.4% these patients returned follow-up. Pathology results 30.5% women. Women younger than 50 urban dwelling, low-income, had history disease, began having sex before 20 or menstruation, at elevated risk TCT test. recall lower women older poorly educated, early. Ahigher found age younger, first after 24 menstruation. pathology higher human papillomavirus. Conclusion: An effective large-scale successfully established. These suggest that improvements are needed basic education regarding young educated Improved outreach follow-up is also necessary effectively control cancer.