Effectiveness of Cervical Cancer Screening Based on a Mathematical Screening Model using data from the Hiroshima Prefecture Cancer Registry

広島県地域がん登録データを用いたがん検診の数理モデルに基づく子宮頸がん検査の有効性

Ito Katsura

Here we assessed the effectiveness of cervical cancer screening using data from the Hiroshima Prefecture Cancer Registry regarding patient age at the start of screening and differences in screening intervals. A screening model was created to calculate the health status in relation to prognosis following cervical cancer screening and its influence on life expectancy. Epidemiological data on the mortality rate of cervical cancer by age groups and mortality rates from the Hiroshima Prefecture Cancer Registry were used for the model projections. Our results showed that life expectancy when screening rate was 100% compared with 0% was extended by approximately 1 month. Furthermore, when the incidence of cervical cancer was 0% compared with the screening rate was 100%, life expectancy was extended by a maximum of 3 months. Moreover, among individuals affected by cervical cancer, a difference of 13 years in life expectancy was calculated between screened and unscreened groups.

Cancer registry

Cervical cancer

Mathematical Screening Model

Medical sciences [ 490 ]

eng

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[Created] 2014-11-21

Katsura Ito, Miwako Tsunematsu, Kenichi Satoh, Masayuki Kakehashi, Yasushi Nagata; Effectiveness of Cervical Cancer Screening Based on a Mathematical Screening Model using data from the Hiroshima Prefecture Cancer Registry; Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, Volume 14, Issue 8, 2013, pp.4897-4902 (doi: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.8.4897) references

[DOI] http://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.8.4897 references

広島大学