title: [Epidemiology of cervical cancer in a region of western Algeria, 2006-2010].
abstract: The authors present a retrospective analysis of data about cervical cancer from 2006 through 2010 in the province (wilaya) of Tlemcen (Algeria). During this five-year study period, 196 cases of cervical cancer were recorded, with a mean age at onset of 48.5 years. These cervical cancers accounted for 13% of all gynecologic cancers. It is the second leading cancer among women in this province, with an incidence of 13.3 per 100 000 women. The health authorities in Algeria must set up an organized screening policy and appropriate treatment to reduce the mortality rate from this cancer.
authors.affiliation: département de biologie, université Abou-Bakr-Belkaid, Tlemcen, Algérie. boublenzalamia@hotmail.com
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Boublenza
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hadef
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Beldjillali
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chabni
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Reguegba
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meguenni
mesh_terms: D000462:Algeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*
keywords: Algeria; cancer; uterine cervix