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Performance of papanicolaou testing and detection of cervical carcinoma in situ in participants of organized cervical cancer screening in South Korea

Authors
 Mi Ah Han  ;  Kui Son Choi  ;  Hoo-Yeon Lee  ;  Jae Kwan Jun  ;  Kyu Won Jung  ;  Sokbom Kang  ;  Eun- Cheol Park 
Citation
 PLOS ONE, Vol.7(4) : e35469, 2012 
Journal Title
PLOS ONE
Issue Date
2012
MeSH
Adult ; Aged ; Carcinoma in Situ/diagnosis* ; Carcinoma in Situ/epidemiology ; Early Detection of Cancer* ; Female ; Humans ; Insurance, Health ; Middle Aged ; National Health Programs ; Papanicolaou Test* ; Republic of Korea/epidemiology ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/diagnosis* ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/epidemiology ; Vaginal Smears*
Keywords
Adult ; Aged ; Carcinoma in Situ/diagnosis* ; Carcinoma in Situ/epidemiology ; Early Detection of Cancer* ; Female ; Humans ; Insurance, Health ; Middle Aged ; National Health Programs ; Papanicolaou Test* ; Republic of Korea/epidemiology ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/diagnosis* ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/epidemiology ; Vaginal Smears*
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The present study measured the performance of the Papanicolaou (Pap) test and detection of cervical carcinoma in situ (CIS) and cancer in participants of organized cervical cancer screening in South Korea, and examined differences in the proportion of CIS according to socio-demographic factors.

METHODS: Data were obtained from the National Cancer Screening Program and National Health Insurance Cancer Screening Program databases. We analyzed data from 4,072,997 screenings of women aged 30 years or older who underwent cervical cancer screening by Pap test between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2006. We calculated the performances of the Pap test and compared that according to socio-demographic factors.

RESULTS: The positivity rate for all screenings was 6.6%. The cancer detection rate (CDR) and interval cancer rate (ICR) were 0.32 per 1,000 screenings, and 0.13 per 1,000 negative screenings, respectively. About 63.4% of screen-detected CIS+ cases (CIS or invasive cervical cancer) were CIS. The CDR and ICR, and percentage of CIS among all CIS+ were significantly different by age group and health insurance status. The odds ratios of CDR and ICR were higher for Medical Aid Program (MAP) recipients compared with National Health Insurance (NHI) beneficiaries. The likelihood of a detected CIS+ case to be CIS was significantly lower among MAP recipients than among NHI beneficiaries.

CONCLUSIONS: The difference in performance of cervical cancer screening among different socio-demographic groups may indicate an important influence of socio-demographic factors on preventive behavior. The findings of the study support the critical need for increasing efforts to raise awareness and provide more screening in at-risk populations, specifically low-income groups.
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DOI
22530028
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Preventive Medicine (예방의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Park, Eun-Cheol(박은철) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2306-5398
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/91698
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