Geographic peculiarities of endometrial and cervical cancer incidence in five continents (review).
The review of references and data on endometrial and cervical cancer incidence in five continents (1970, 1976, 1982, 1987) are presented. The increase in cervical cancer rates in the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America has been recorded. The hormonedependent tumours (endometrial, breast cancer) prevail in the economically developed countries of Europe and North America. They have shown a tendency to increase since the end of the 70's. The possible causes of peculiarities in oncogynecological incidence have been discussed.
Tkeshelashvili
V T
VT
Petrov Research Institute of Oncology, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Bokhman
J V
JV
Kuznetzov
V V
VV
Maximov
S J
SJ
Chkuaseli
G T
GT
D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D001208:Asia / Q000453:epidemiology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D003906:Developing Countries; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007843:Latin America / Q000453:epidemiology; D009376:Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent / Q000453:epidemiology; D009656:North America / Q000453:epidemiology; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology