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Endometrial cancer in Israel, 1969–1975
Author(s) -
Schenker J.G.,
Birkenfeld A.,
Schwartz S.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(82)90006-6
Subject(s) - medicine , endometrial cancer , gynecology , cancer , obstetrics
Epidemiological data on 1017 cases of primary cancer of endometrium in Israel diagnosed over a 7‐year period are presented. Incidence of corpus cancer in Israel has not changed in the last decade; the mean incidence for the current study is 18.73/100,000 women above the age of 25. Eight percent of patients were above the age of 51, with a steep increase of incidence being found above the age of 35. Endometrial carcinoma was four to five times more prevalent in Jewish women of European‐American origin than in those of Asian‐African background. In 85% of the patients diagnosis was made while the disease was in Stage I. A strong correlation was found between endometrial cancer and infertility, but no correlation was found with diabetes and hypertension. The five‐year survival rate in the present survey was 65.0%. Factors affecting prognosis and clinical stage of the disease at diagnosis, degree of myometrial invasion, tumor differentiation, age of the patient and type of treatment are discussed.