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Invasive Carcinoma of the Cervix in Young Women
Author(s) -
Webb Maurice J.,
Sheehan Terrence M.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1989.tb02876.x
Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , cervix , medicine , adenocarcinoma , gynecology , cancer , carcinoma , disease , obstetrics , surgery , physics , optics
Summary: One hundred and seventy‐six cases of cancer of the cervix in women age 35 years or less from 1959 to 1980 were compared with 65 cases occurring in the 5‐year period from 1982 to 1986. The incidence of the disease in this age group changed little over this time, increasing from 9% to 11%. However, the incidence of adenocarcinoma cell types increased from 10% in the first period to 25% in the more recent cases. A change in management resulted in increased surgical emphasis in treatment; only 24% were treated surgically in the earlier group compared to 80% in the recent group. There has not been an increase in advanced cases or mortality in those young patients in recent years.