«The first cytologicmass screening in Europe for the early diagnosis of cervical cancer was carried on in the 50ies by Professor Mario Tortora, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Ferrara. He had studied with G.Papanicolau at the Cornell University in New York and published the results of his work as “Results of mass screening for uterine cancer by vaginal smear in the Province Ferrara, Italy” Arch OstetGinecol70, 1-9,1965.» (Congresso Nazionale Il futuro dello screening lo screening del futuro, Ferrara, 10-11-12 giugno 2009, http://www.gisci.it/documenti/convegni/ferrara2009/20091106/beccati_gisci_20091106_presentazione.pdf)
