2016-01-21
The Effects of New Screening Tests in the Dutch Cervical Cancer Screening Programme
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De effecten van nieuwe screeningstesten in het Nederlandse Bevolkingsonderzoek naar Baarmoederhalskanker
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women all over the world, mainly affecting young women. As cervical cancer is easy to prevent by early detection and treatment of the disease, screening was introduced in the Netherlands in the 1970s. The number of cervical cancer cases and cervical cancer related deaths were thereby effectively reduced. Substantial improvements in the understanding of the natural history of cervical cancer as well as advancements in technologies have led to a rapid development and implementation of novel screening tests. The aim of this thesis is to give an overview of the effects of using new screening tests in the Dutch cervical cancer screening programme. More specific, we focus on the effects of using different cytology tests in the current programme, as well as on the possible effects of self-sampling tests in the future programme.
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| H.J. de Koning (Harry) , I.M.C.M. de Kok (Inge) | |
| Erasmus University Rotterdam | |
| Most studies reported in this thesis were funded by the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. | |
| hdl.handle.net/1765/80048 | |
| Organisation | Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam |
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Rozemeijer, K. (2016, January 21). The Effects of New Screening Tests in the Dutch Cervical Cancer Screening Programme. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/80048 |
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