Risk targeting in cervical screening: a new look at an old problem.

摘要: In the face of continuing debate about level effectiveness United Kingdom cervical cytology screening programme in preventing cancer, more precise targeting high risk groups might offer a means enhancing its efficiency. Broad is already practised by only sexually active women aged 20 to 65 years. This paper describes scoring system constructed from available literature and designed be used primary care health professionals patients. The involves four independent factors: educational level, current smoking habit, years oral contraceptive use number sexual partners. Since objective simply identify at relatively risk, inclusion factor neither requires nor implies causality. next steps are study feasibility putting scale practical investigate predictive value prospective evaluation.