title: Ovarian cancer in Alexandria from 1988 to 1997: trends and survival.
abstract: The trend of incidence of ovarian cancer was studied, the 5-year survival rate calculated and prognostic factors for survival determined. Data were collected from the Alexandria Cancer Registry and medical records in various hospitals. A total of 358 cases of ovarian cancer were diagnosed from 1988 to 1997. A significant increasing trend in incidence of ovarian cancer from 1.23/100,000 in 1988 to 3.16/100,000 in 1997 was found. The overall 5-year survival rate was 46%. The 5-year survival rates for tumour stages I to IV were 85%, 71%, 41% and 22% respectively, which was statistically significant. Survival rates with poorly differentiated tumours were significantly worse than with moderate or well differentiated tumours.
authors.affiliation: Biostatistics Department, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Mahdy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abdel-Fattah
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ghanem
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011379:Prognosis; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012042:Registries; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*