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Adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix in Jewish women. A distinct epidemiological entity
Author(s) -
Menczer Joseph,
Modan Baruch,
Oelsner Gabriel,
Sharon Zeev,
Steintiz Ruth,
Sampson Steven
Publication year - 1978
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(197806)41:6<2464::aid-cncr2820410655>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - medicine , cervix , incidence (geometry) , adenocarcinoma , ethnic group , epidemiology , etiology , cervical cancer , gynecology , population , demography , uterine cervix , cancer , basal cell , carcinoma , oncology , obstetrics , environmental health , physics , sociology , anthropology , optics
During an 11‐year period, 532 Jewish women with invasive cancer of the uterine cervix were diagnosed in Israel. Of these, 441 (82.9%) had squamous cell carcinoma (SUC) and 52 (9.8%) had adenocarcinoma (AUC). Different characteristics were noted for these two histological categories with regard to age, ethnic distribution, and chronological time trends. The ratio between AUC and SUC differed considerably between the various ethnic groups, ranging from about 1:6 in the Asian and European born to less than 1:14 in the North African. This indicates that the relatively higher incidence of AUC in Israeli Jewish women is limited to those ethnic groups that have a low risk for cervical cancer. The different patterns of SUC and AUC in the population support the contention of a varying etiology.