Incidence and survival trends of cervical adenocarcinoma in Italy: Cytology screening has become more effective in downstaging the disease but not in detecting its precursors

Int J Cancer. 2017 Jan 1;140(1):247-248. doi: 10.1002/ijc.30435. Epub 2016 Oct 6.

Authors

Silvia Mancini¹, Alessandra Ravaioli¹, Orietta Giuliani¹, Rosa Vattiato¹, Fabio Falcini¹, Stefano Ferretti², Silvano Costa³, Lauro Bucchi¹

Affiliations

¹ Romagna Cancer Registry, Romagna Cancer Institute (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, Forlì, Italy.
² Department of Health, Emilia-Romagna Region, Bologna, Italy.
³ Department of Gynaecology, Madre Fortunata Toniolo Hospital, Bologna, Italy.

PMID: 27639249
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.30435

No abstract available

Keywords: adenocarcinoma; cervical cancer; incidence; screening; survival.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis*
Adenocarcinoma / epidemiology
Adenocarcinoma / pathology
Adult
Cytodiagnosis*
Female
Humans
Italy
Mass Screening
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / epidemiology
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / pathology