title: Review of carcinoma cervix cases--epidemiological considerations.
abstract: One thousand six hundred ninety-four (1694) cases of carcinoma cervix have been reviewed out of a total of 11919 malignancies, over a period of 4 years (1992-1995), in the department of radiotherapy, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi. The epidemiological features studied showed that there was a gradual decline in the total number of cases, age at presentation and parity. There has been a definite increase in the proportion of adenocarcinoma cases. Adenocarcinoma of cervix showed statistically significant preponderance in comparatively younger age group viz, 40-60 years (p < 0.005); 76% of overall cases were illiterate; 77% of cases belonged to rural/urban slum settings compared to 23% which were purely urban in origin. About 65% cases had haemoglobin levels below 10 g/dl at the time of presentation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chakraverty
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: K T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Bhowmik
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*