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The Victorian Cervical Cytology
Registry was established in 1989 by an amendment to the Cancer (Central
Registers) Act.
The Registry provides a framework which has allowed a more structured
approach to cervical screening within Victoria and it assists with
data collection for monitoring and evaluation of the Program.
The Register is a confidential, computerised
database of Victorian women's Pap test results. The main functions
of the Registry are to facilitate the regular participation of women
in the National Cervical Screening Program by sending reminder letters
when their Pap test is overdue, and to provide a safety net for
the follow-up of women with abnormal Pap smears.
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The Registry has established
a record-linked file for each woman who agrees to be registered, and
provides screening histories to laboratories to help with the accurate
reporting of current tests. In addition the Registry also provides
laboratories with quantitative data to assist with their quality assurance
programs.
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