title: Serum calcium level in patients with carcinoma of the cervix in relation to menstrual status.
abstract: Serum levels of calcium and phosphorous were evaluated in patients with carcinoma of the cervix between pre- and post-menopausal women and compared the same with various normal female populations of different physiological status, involving premenopause, postmenopause and third trimester of pregnancy. Hypercalcemia was noted both in premenopausal and postmenopausal cervix cancer patients although this is more marked in the latter. No definite relationship was observed between serum calcium and phosphorous (inorganic) level. The discordance in serum calcium level assumes significance in the light of hormonal status between the pre- and postmenopausal state of cancer patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Carcinology, Chittaranjan National Cancer Research Centre - Calcutta, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sengupta
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mallick
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sarkar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause; D008598:Menstruation; D008875:Middle Aged; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D011247:Pregnancy; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D010758:Phosphorus; D002118:Calcium