Costs and benefits of cervical screening IV: valuation by women of the cervical screening
programme Objectives: To assess the value of the cervical smear test to women, taking …

A reduction in screening interval from 5 years to 3 years would greatly increase the cost of
the programme, but would save few extra lives. The cost per life saved would be around£ …

In 1991, the average total Health Service cost of a cervical smear, including follow up at the
colposcopy clinic, was almost£ 22.70 in the Perth and Kinross district of Scotland. The …

Through a review of the published literature on routine cervical cytology screening, this
paper seeks to establish a likely range for the cost of saving a life through this screening …

This paper presents a framework for comparison of screening programme ddesigns, based
on efficiency and cost effectiveness criteria. The design parameters, such as choice of …

A population‐based cervical screening programme issued invitations to women with no
record of a previous smear. This call was very good value, at£ 5780 per life saved or£ 159 …

Screening programmes for cervical cancer have been credited with reducing the incidence
of and mortality from cervical cancer. The main components of these screening programmes …

Objective: To estimate the cost‐effectiveness of altering the currently recommended interval
and age range for cervical screening of Australian women. Methods: The cost and …

Abstract Background The National Cervical Screening Program in Australia currently
recommends that women aged 18–69 years are screened with conventional cytology every …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to estimate the time and travel costs generated by
women when attending for Papanicolaou (Pap) smear tests or colposcopy appointments in …