Cervical cancer screening CMAJ 1997;157:1514 The article "Review of the screening history of Alberta women with invasive cervical cancer" (CMAJ 1997;157[5]:513-9 [full text / résumé]), by Dr. Gavin C.E. Stuart and associates, is a useful addition to the now-extensive literature on this subject. However, Stuart states that "[n]one of the previous Canadian studies included a detailed cytology review." A recent paper from the British Columbia Cancer Agency,1 not referenced in the article by Stuart and associates, reviewed the demographic characteristics and screening histories in 437 cases of invasive cervical cancer seen in British Columbia over the 4-year period from 1985 through 1988. Our results were similar to those of Stuart and associates and provide further evidence, if such were required, of the need for implementing the recommendations of the National Workshop on Cervical Cancer Screening.2 George H. Anderson, MB, BS Director of Cytology (retired) British Columbia Cancer Agency Clinical Professor Emeritus Pathology and Laboratory Medicine University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC References Anderson GH, Benedet JL, LeRiche JC, Matisic JP, et al. Invasive cancer of the cervix in British Columbia: a review of the demography and screening histories of 437 cases seen from 1985­1988. Obstet Gynecol 1992;80:1-4. Miller AB, Anderson G, Brisson J, Laidlaw J, Le Petrie N, Malcomson P, et al. Report of a National Workshop on Screening for Cancer of the Cervix. CMAJ 1991;145(10):1301-25. Send a letter to the editor responding to this letter Envoyez une lettre à la rédaction au sujet de cette lettre | CMAJ December 1, 1997 (vol 157, no 11) / JAMC le 1er décembre 1997 (vol 157, no 11) |