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Highlights
Cervical cancer is the leading gynaecological malignancy in Sri Lanka
For example in the United Kingdom (UK), cancer incidence has reduced by 75% since the introduction of the successful national screening programme in the 1970s2
More recently high risk (HR) Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) virus DNA detection was introduced to the screening
Summary
Cervical cancer is the leading gynaecological malignancy in Sri Lanka. This shows most of the cancers have a late-stage presentation and nearly half of them die despite treatment. Most of the cancers detected through the cervical screening programme are of early stages, which can be successfully treated. Large numbers of the cancers presented in Sri Lanka are of late stages which have less success of cure, despite intense treatment options like radical hysterectomy and radiotherapy, etc. 4. Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance (ASCUS) which is known as borderline smear. Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance (ASCUS) which is known as borderline smear This is further subdivided into two categories.
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