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Multiple primary cancers of the ororespiratory tract and the cervix
Author(s) -
Barron S. L.,
Roddick J. W.,
Greenlaw R. H.,
Rush B.,
Tweeddale D. N.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(196804)21:4<672::aid-cncr2820210418>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - medicine , cervix , uterine cervix , socioeconomic status , basal cell , gynecology , cervical cancer , physiology , obstetrics , carcinoma , oncology , pathology , cancer , population , environmental health
Abstract The case histories of six women with simultaneous primary squamous cell carcinomas of the uterine cervix and the ororespiratory tract are reported. They represent 1.6% of the cervical carcinomas seen in a 4‐year period and 22.2% of the total ororespiratory carcinomas in women in a similar period. A review of the literature reveals only infrequent reports of this combination of neoplasms. Etiologic factors appear to be related to environment, being associated with low socioeconomic status, poor hygiene, multiparity and prolonged tobacco usage. The authors suggest that similar combinations of these easily accessible cancers may be detected in populations of comparable economic status.