Population-based cervical screening with a 5-year interval in The Netherlands. Stabilization of the incidence of squamous cell carcinoma and its precursor lesions in the screened population.

Objective: To evaluate the outcome of population-based cervical screening at 5-year intervals.

Study Design: Results from the west region of the Netherlands (population 2 million) were used. The 1995-2000 round was compared with the first 2 years of the second (2001-2002).