Cervical Cancer

• GLOBOCAN Cancer Fact Sheets:


• IARC Screening Group - Cervical cancer research studies

IARC Press Releases and Research Highlights

• Trends in breast, ovarian and cervical cancer incidence in Mumbai, India over a 30-year period, 1976-2005: an age-period-cohort analysis


• HPV Screening for Cervical Cancer in Rural India saves women's lives


• Visual inspection screening method is effective in reducing cervical cancer, says IARC


• IARC confirms efficacy of cervix cancer screening for women 25-65 in reducing mortality


• Long-term use of oral contraceptives and a high number of children increase the risk of cervical cancer in women with HPV infection


• Intrauterine device use, cervical infection with human papillomavirus, and risk of cervical cancer: a pooled analysis of 26 epidemiological studies


• Performance of high-risk human papillomavirus DNA testing as a primary screen for cervical cancer: a pooled analysis of individual patient data from 17 population-based studies from China


• Differences in the risk of cervical cancer and human papillomavirus infection by education level


• European Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Cervical Cancer Screening. Second Edition - Summary Document

IARC Publications

• Cancer Pathology and Genetics - Pathology and Genetics of Tumours of the Breast and Female Genital Organs


• IARC Handbook of Cancer Prevention Volume 10 - Cervix Cancer Screening


• IARC Monographs Volume 100B - A Review of Human Carcinogens: Biological Agents - Human Papillomaviruses


• IARC Monographs Volume 91 - Combined Estrogen-Progestogen Contraceptives and Combined Estrogen-Progestogen Menopausal Therapy


• IARC Monographs Volume 90 - Human Papillomaviruses


• IARC Monographs Volume 72 - Hormonal Contraception and Post-menopausal Hormonal Therapy


• European Guidelines for quality assurance in cervical cancer screening - Second Edition


• Current status and future directions of breast and cervical cancer prevention and early detection in Belarus