Cervical Cancer Registered in Two Developed Regions from Brazil: Upper Limit of Reachable Results from Opportunistic Screening

• Main Authors: Julio Cesar Teixeira (Author), Carlos Afonso Maestri (Author), Helymar da Costa Machado (Author), Luiz Carlos Zeferino (Author), Newton Sérgio de Carvalho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to assess the time trends and pattern of cervical cancer diagnosed in the period from 2001 to 2012 by means of an opportunistic screening program from two developed regions in Brazil. Methods An observational study analyzing 3,364 cancer records (n = 1,64...