A Scenario of Cervical Carcinoma in a Cancer Hospital
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.180Abstract
Introduction: Cervical carcinoma is an important women’s health problem throughout the world.
There are very few published data on this disease in Nepal. We wanted to study the pattern of
cervical carcinoma based on hospital data.
Methods: A 10 years retrospective study of scenario of cervical carcinoma was conducted. The data
have been analyzed according to age, occurrence of other cancers, histological type, religion, risk
factors and district wise.
Results: The number of cervical carcinoma showed a rising pattern over the 10 year period. The
median age of the patients was 45 years and maximum frequency (33%) of cases were found in the
age group 40 to 49 years. Squamous cell carcinoma comprised 40% of cases, Adenocarcinoma 4% and
1.1% cases were of mixed variety. 92% of cases were Hindu by religion. 43% of patients were smoker
in our study, 5% had positive family history. Chitwan with 7.35% had the maximum number of cases
followed by Rupandehi with 6.40% and Nawalparasi with 5.41%.
Conclusions: The cancer pattern revealed by the present study provides valuable leads to cervical
cancer epidemiology in Nepal. Routine cytological screening of the population for cervical cancer is
highly necessary for its early detection and treatment.
Key Words: Cervical carcinoma, hospital based study, Nepal, pattern
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