A Scenario of Cervical Carcinoma in a Cancer Hospital

Abstract

Introduction: Cervical carcinoma is an important women’s health problem throughout the world. There are very few published data on this disease in Nepal. We wanted to study the pattern of cervical carcinoma based on hospital data. Methods: A 10 years retrospective study of scenario of cervical carcinoma was conducted. The data have been analyzed according to age, occurrence of other cancers, histological type, religion, risk factors and district wise. Results: The number of cervical carcinoma showed a rising pattern over the 10 year period. The median age of the patients was 45 years and maximum frequency (33%) of cases were found in the age group 40 to 49 years. Squamous cell carcinoma comprised 40% of cases, Adenocarcinoma 4% and 1.1% cases were of mixed variety. 92% of cases were Hindu by religion. 43% of patients were smoker in our study, 5% had positive family history. Chitwan with 7.35% had the maximum number of cases followed by Rupandehi with 6.40% and Nawalparasi with 5.41%. Conclusions: The cancer pattern revealed by the present study provides valuable leads to cervical cancer epidemiology in Nepal. Routine cytological screening of the population for cervical cancer is highly necessary for its early detection and treatment. Key Words: Cervical carcinoma, hospital based study, Nepal, pattern