Impact of organised cervical screening on cervical cancer incidence and mortality in migrant women in Australia

Organised cervical screening, introduced in 1991, appears to have reduced rates of cervical cancer incidence and mortality in women in Australia. This study aimed to assess whether cervical cancer rates in migrant women in the state of New South Wales (NSW) showed a similar pattern of change to that in Australian-born women after 1991.

Aminisani et al BMC Cancer 2012, 12:491 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/12/491 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Impact of organised cervical screening on cervical cancer incidence and mortality in migrant women in Australia Nayyereh Aminisani1,2,3*, Bruce K Armstrong1, Sam Egger2 and Karen Canfell1,2 Abstract Background: Organised cervical screening, introduced in 1991, appears to have reduced rates of cervical cancer incidence and mortality in women in Australia This study aimed to assess whether cervical cancer rates in migrant women in the state of New South Wales (NSW) showed a similar pattern of change to that in Australian-born women after 1991 Methods: Data from the NSW Central Cancer Registry were obtained for females 15+ years diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer from 1973 to 2008 (N=11,485) We used joinpoint regression to assess annual percent changes (APC) in cervical cancer incidence and mortality before and after the introduction of organised cervical screening in 1991 Results: APC in incidence fell more rapidly after than before 1991 (p