By instruction of the RIVM, Amsterdam UMC performed an in depth analysis in 2025 about the effects of pap smears without endocervical cells in the cervical cancer screening programme. Below is a summary of this analysis.

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  • Cervical cancer screening programme

    Cervical cancer is most common in women between the ages of 30 and 60.  Every year about 900 people in The Netherlands get cervical cancer, of which about 200 die. Thanks to the population screening, precancerous stages of cervical cancer can be detected early.