ABSTRACT
To evaluate the relationship between smoking and cervical cancer, a hospital based study was done to screen sexually active women for cervical cancer at the outpatient dept of KMDC and ASH. They were screened by standard screening test Pap test and their history were recoded regarding tobacco use. Out of 144 women, 87 [60.41%] were inflammatory, 6 [4.16%] have findings of dysplasia, 44[30.55%] were normal and 7 [4.86%] were inadequate. 3 out of 6 [50%] cases of dysplasia were addicted to tobacco and 3 out of 87 [3.5%] in case of inflammation
ABSTRACT
The aim of the study was to screen sexually active women of cancer of cervix by Pap smear and to find the proportion of preinvasive and invasive disease of the cervix in a hospital based population. Cross sectional study. This study was conducted from 1 june 99 to 31 December 2000 at Department of Obs and Gynae unit 1 to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and Karachi Medical and Dental College. The study included [ 152 ] sexually active women attending the gynae OPD of ASH. The patients were screened fort cancer of cervix by the standard screening test, the pap smear. The result of the smears were analyzed. Out of 144 smears considered for analysis 44 [ 30.55% ] were normal, 87[60.44%] showed inflammatory changes, 6[4.16%[ had dysplasias and more than 7[4.86%] were classed as inadequate because of absence of endocervical cells. A pap smear detects cervical cancer in its early [curable ] stage it is thus recommended that an effective screening programme should be introduced at national level and awareness must be created in women regarding screening of cervical cancer