# Why do the Nordic countries allow colposcopy to be a weak link in the cervical cancer screening chain?

**Authors:** Ilkka Kalliala, Hanna Milerad, Ameli Ellen Claesdotter Trope, Anne Hammer

PMC · DOI: 10.1111/aogs.70166 · 2026-02-17

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- **Diseases:** cervical disease (MESH:D002575), PRETEST PROBABILITY (MESH:C536741), adenoma (MESH:D000236), cancer (MESH:D009369), OPERATES (MESH:D010149), anxiety (MESH:D001007), complication (MESH:D008107), HSIL (MESH:D000081483), Cervical cancer (MESH:D002583), breast cancer (MESH:D001943), colorectal cancer (MESH:D015179), CHAIN (MESH:D007161)
- **Species:** Human papillomavirus (species) [taxon 10566], Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12942044