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Issue date:
1 June 2006
Status:
Current
Corporate Authors:
Manatū Hauora - Ministry of Health, National Screening Unit,
Type:
At-a-glance summary,
Topic:
Screening,
Copyright status:

© Crown Copyright, Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Cervical screening can prevent cervical cancer and contribute to preventing deaths from cervical cancer. Since the National Cervical Screening Programme (NCSP) began in 1991, cervical cancer incidence has fallen by approximately 40 percent and deaths by 60 percent.