Open AccessGlobal burden of gynecological cancers
Author(s) -
Khashia Sayed
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
liaquat medical research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2709-5878
pISSN - 2664-5734
DOI - 10.38106/lmrj.2021.3.04-01
Subject(s) - vagina , cervix , medicine , gynecology , cervical cancer , uterus , cancer , incidence (geometry) , vulva , latin americans , obstetrics , surgery , political science , physics , law , optics
Gynecological cancers include malignant tumours arising from reproductive organs in women including ovaries, uterus, vagina vulva, and cervix. Cervical cancer is reported to be the most common cancer while the vagina is reported to have the lowest incidence all around the world. According to the World Health Organization report Asia has the highest rate of gynecological cancers followed by Africa, Europe, Latin America, North America, and the lowest rate is observed in Oceania. The rate was predicted to rise in the upcoming years. Thus appropriate strategies are needed to be adopted to control disease outcomes and adopt preventive strategies.