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Chapter I:  Introduction
                      Recommendations of Other Groups about Pap Smear for Cervical Cancer Screening (cont’d)








                            Screening  Age to stop   screening  Interval for “High Risk”  Definition of High Risk   Interval   Age 70 with 2  Not mentioned  Not mentioned  Every 2 years   normal Paps in   prior 5 years   Age 70  More frequent screening  Sexual behavior, smoking,  Every 3 years,  is not recommended for  hormonal or contraceptive  except if > 5  women possibly at higher   use  years since last  risk of cervical cancer as     or if first smear,  there is no evidence that  Immunocompromised  then repeat in 1   such women have a   women  year’s time   shorter duration of the   preinvasive stage.   Immunocompromis











                               Parameters  Women who have   ever been sexually   active beginning at   Women who have   ever had intercourse   beginning at age 20.    Women who have   hysterectomy for a   benign condition do   not require further







                               Test        age 18-20      had a total   screening
















                      Table 2:    Organization  Australian National   Cervical Screening   Program, 1998    New Zealand National   Cervical Screening   Programme







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