Elisabete Weiderpass

Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden | Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway | Department of Research, Cancer Registry of Norway, Institute of PopulationBased Cancer Research, Oslo, Norway | Department of Genetic Epidemiology, Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland

[ 1 ] - Priority Setting for Improvement of Cervical Cancer Prevention in Iran

Background Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women worldwide. Organized cervical screening and vaccination against human papilloma virus (HPV) have been successful interventions for prevention of invasive cervical cancer (ICC). Because of cultural and religious considerations, ICC has low incidence in Iran and many other Muslim countries. There is no organized cervical scre...