General practice & prim · UKMLA & AKT
Cervical screening programme
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise cervical screening programme — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.
Key high-yield points
- Most common gynaecological malignancy in women under 35 in the UK; ~3,200 new cases/year
- HPV is the necessary cause in >99% of cases - high-risk types 16 and 18 account for ~70% of cervical cancers
- Transformation zone (between original and current squamocolumnar junction) is where the vast majority of pre-cancers originate
- Progression from HPV infection to invasive cancer typically takes 10-15 years - the window for effective screening
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