2015
DOI: 10.4081/reumatismo.2014.794
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Adherence to recommendations for cervical and breast cancer screening in systemic sclerosis

Abstract: In Italy, the current recommendations for the early diagnosis of the most frequent female cancers suggest screening women aged 25-64 years for cervical cancer with Papanicolaou (Pap) test at 3-year intervals and women aged 50-69 years at 2-year interval with mammography (1). The aim of cancer screening is to detect precancerous lesions or early neoplastic transformation, thereby resorting to earlier and potentially less invasive treatment than what is required for symptomatic and more advanced cancers. The ben… Show more

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