Public health actions implemented by the Lombardy Region to revamp cervical cancer prevention

Authors:
  • SDSilvia Deandrea
    Silvia Deandrea
  • CMChiara Marrocu
    Chiara Marrocu
  • SSSudwaric Sharma
    Sudwaric Sharma
  • RLRoberta Lattanzio
    Roberta Lattanzio
  • GCGiovanni Cicconi
    Giovanni Cicconi
  • SPSara Piccinelli
    Sara Piccinelli
  • DCDanilo Cereda
    Danilo Cereda
  • CBCatia Rosanna Borriello
    Catia Rosanna Borriello
  • SCSilvana Castaldi
    Silvana Castaldi
  • RVRiccardo Vecchio
    Riccardo Vecchio
  • GFGaia Ferraguzzi
    Gaia Ferraguzzi
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Abstract
Introduction: In Italy in 2020, 2,400 new cases of cervical cancer were diagnosed, equal to 1.3% of all cancers occurring in women. Even though organized cervix screening was part of the Italian Essential Levels of Assistance (LEA), it was not actively offered in Lombardy Region, where...