As expected, the estimated IR in the 15-24 age group was very low, but the Campinas region exhibited an increasing trend, with IRs of 0.44 in 2001 and 1.39 in 2012 (per 100,000 women per year; two cases under 20 years of age and 23 cases in the 20-24 age range).
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Incidence rates and temporal trends of cervical cancer relating to opportunistic screening in two developed metropolitan regions of Brazil: a population-based cohort study.
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Some remarkable positive changes were observed in this study, including decreasing estimated IR among women over 45 years of age, and a decreasing trend for SCC histological type, perhaps reflecting the strong commitment by the regional healthcare system to control this cancer, albeit without organization.