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BSCC  \nISBN0950849413First published in 1989 byAspen Corporate Communications.Reprinted in 1992 and 1994 by  \nA.G.Bishop&Sons Ltd,Orpington,KentRevised Edition 1995  \nFurther copies can be obtained from:Dr Keith J RandallRed Tree House,Pine Glade,Keston Park,Orpington,Kent BR68NT  \nAuthor  \nMargaret R Wolfendale MB,BS,MD.Consultant Cytopathologist Stoke Mandeville Hospital.  \nAcknowledgements  \nThe author wishes to acknowledge the helpful comments of many of hercolleagues,members of the BSCC,Dr C Brown,DrC Havelock,DrEHudson &DrE McKenzie and also Mr S Simmons FRCOG,Mr MUsherwood FRCOG,Prof H Fox,Dr P Havelock,Mrs PCraddock and MrsJGoodwin.  \nShe would like to thank Mr Peter Greenhouse MRCOG for generouslysupplying allthe photographs of the cervix.The production of the bookletand video would not have been possible without the generous Financialsupport from the Department of Health,Mountleigh Group plc,BUPA,WNCCC,Tenovus and Histopath Ltd.  \nPermision to producefrom published data graphs 1-3,diagrBARCODE No.p11 and table on p20 was kindly granted by the British Medical pumal,Lancet,Pfizer Ltd &Journal of Epidemiology and Community hH ath.  \n0  \nA British Society for Clinical Cytology Publication CLASS No.  \nwritten to accompany the Video on Taking Cervical  \n618·14U0L  \nSmears.  \n\n| BIB  \u003Cbr>CHECK  \u003Cbr>98   | -5NOV 1998   | PRC  \u003Cbr>CHE   |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n|  | FINAL CHECK   |  |\n| OS   | SYSTEM No.   |  |\n\nLOAN CATEGORY  \nL。  \nCONTENTS  \nObjective                 \n5  \nThe Basis for ScreeningEquipment Needed                \n6  \n8  \nSteps in taking a Cervical Smear         10Reasons for Failure of the Cervical Smear Test     18Terminology in Cervical Smear Reports       19Guidelines for Deciding Time Between Smears20Limitations of the Cervical Smear Test        21Treatment Options               22Infection Control                24Video Users Workbook              25References                  34  \n30107 003929 020  \nChange in standardised incidence ratio for cervical cancer inAberdeen,1957-81.(lncidences indirectly standardised to theincidence for the rest of Scotland,1960.)*(Ref 1)  \nThe incidence of clinical invasive squamous carcinoma of thecervix and squamous carcinoma in situ 1955-85 and mortalityfrom squamous carcinoma of the cervix 1958-85 in BritishColumbia(age standardised rates per 100,000 women over age  \n20).(Ref 2)  \nOBJECTIVE  \nTo describe clearly how to takereliable cervical smears.Poorsmear taking can miss 20%ormore of pre-cancerous  \nabnormalities in the cervix,thusdetracting from the effectivenessof cervical screening.  \nThe uniqueness of cervicalcancer screening is that diseasecan be identified at apre-invasive stage whentreatment effectively preventsinvasive disease fromdeveloping.It has beendemonstrated that wellorganised cervical screeningprogrammes can greatly reducethe incidence of and mortalityfrom cervical cancer.  \nTrends in triannual cumulative mortality rates(0-74 years ofage)of cervical cancer in Nordic countries1953-1982.*(Ref 3)  \n# THE BASIS FOR SCREENING\n\nMost cancers of the cervixdevelop from abnormal epithelialchanges (cervical intraepithelialneoplasia-CIN)in the  \ntransformation zone between theoriginal squamous epitheliumand the endocervical columnarepithelium.The position of thetransformation zone variesduring a woman's lifetime,asillustrated on the opposite page.Microscopical examination ofcells scraped from the surface ofthis epithelium can determinewhether CIN is present.CIN mayoccupy only a small area withinthe transformation zone.If thetest is to be reliable care must betaken to scrape all of thisvulnerable area of the cervix andthe material must be correctlytransferred onto a microscopeslide.  \nIt is equally important toexplain clearly both the  \nprocedure and its purpose to thewoman when she is having acervical smear taken.  \nThe cervical epithelium is of two 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