Cervical carcinoma in a Muslim community.

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dc.contributor.authorBadar, Farhanaen_US
dc.contributor.authorAnwar, Natashaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMeerza, Fouziaen_US
dc.contributor.authorSultan, Faisalen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T17:51:15Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T17:51:15Z
dc.date.issued2007-01-05en_US
dc.descriptionAsian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention.en_US
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVES: The aim of the research was to review the distributions of age, stage at presentation, and morphology of patients presenting with carcinoma of the cervix in a predominantly Muslim population. STUDY DESIGN: This retrospective study was conducted at a comprehensive cancer diagnostic and treatment facility situated in Lahore, Pakistan, reviewing the medical records of the patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Four-hundred and nineteen cervical cancer patients were registered at the hospital during a nine-and a half year time period extending from December 1994 to June 2004. Histology was confirmed by exfoliative cervical cytology typically by means of Papanicolaou smear. The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics classification was used to stage the disease. Univariate analysis on factors as age, stage at presentation, and morphology was conducted. RESULTS: 1) The age distribution of the 419 patient cohort was recorded to be as follows: mean 49.2 years (SD 11.7, range 11-85 years) and mode 50 years (37 patients). Only one patient was less than 18 years. 2) Of these 419 patients, 73.5% (308/419) had squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), 7.9% (33/419) had adenocarcinoma, and 0.7% (3/419) had adenosquamous carcinoma; of the remainder, 1.4% (6/419) had rare types (3 each of sarcoma and small cell carcinoma) and 16.5% (69/419) had unspecified carcinoma. 3) Only two patients (0.5%) were identified as being in stage 0, 49/419 (11.7%) in stage I, 140/419 (33.4%) in stage II, 90/419 (21.5%) in stage III, 52/419 (12.4%) in stage IV, and 86/419 (20.5%) as not being evaluable. CONCLUSIONS: A large proportion of patients (67%) presented in stages II to IV and only 12% presented early at stages 0 or I. This emphasizes the need for early detection of this tumor in our population. Accordingly, the importance of detection of the pre-clinical stage of the disease by considering the possibility of initiating a cost-effective screening measures needs to be emphasized in our setting.en_US
dc.description.affiliationCancer Registry and Clinical Data Management, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Lahore, Pakistan. farhana@skm.org.pken_US
dc.identifier.citationBadar F, Anwar N, Meerza F, Sultan F. Cervical carcinoma in a Muslim community. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 2007 Jan-Mar; 8(1): 24-6en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/38025
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.apocp.orgen_US
dc.subject.meshAdenocarcinoma --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAge Distributionen_US
dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshAged, 80 and overen_US
dc.subject.meshCarcinoma, Adenosquamous --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshCarcinoma, Squamous Cell --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIslamen_US
dc.subject.meshMass Screeningen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshNeoplasm Recurrence, Local --pathologyen_US
dc.subject.meshNeoplasm Stagingen_US
dc.subject.meshPakistan --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshRetrospective Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshRisk Factorsen_US
dc.subject.meshSurvival Rateen_US
dc.subject.meshUterine Cervical Neoplasms --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshVaginal Smearsen_US
dc.titleCervical carcinoma in a Muslim community.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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