Cytological diagnosis of atypical cells of cervix uteri by the Papanicolaou method was introduced in the Czech Republic (CR) very early - in 1947. The first data on the incidence of cervical cancer in CR are available from 1960 when the rate was 32.3 cases/10(5) women. In 1966 the Czech National Health Law was passed that guaranteed women a yearly preventive examination by a gynaecologist inclu...

BACKGROUND There is limited information on population-based cancer survival data in Latin America. OBJECTIVE To obtain estimates of survival for some cancers recognized as a public health priority in Colombia using data from the Cancer Registry of Cali for 1995-2004. METHODS ALL CANCER CASES FOR RESIDENTS OF CALI WERE INCLUDED FOR THE FOLLOWING SITES: breast (3,984), cervix uteri (2,469), p...