[Computer-assisted screening for cervical carcinoma--the results for a 10-year period]

A report is given of 10 years experiences with a computer assisted mass-screening-programme to detect pre-stages and early stages of cervical carcinoma in Rostock city. The participation in the age-groups up to 40 years was over 75%. With this programme it is possible to make statistical analysis, to control the quality of Pap-smears and colposcopical results and to identify the risk-group of unscreened women for special examinations. As a result of the programme a decrease of cervical carcinomas since 1980 of about 25% was noticed. The same situation was found in pre-stages. Inert of all registered cervical carcinomas the number of stage one-cases increased.