Risk factors of cancer cervix among Kasr El-Eini and Ein Shams Hospital patients

ABSTRACT

The various risk factors for cancer cervix were evaluated in the hospital based case-control study which comprised 576 Egyptian cancer cervix patients and 1025 matched controls. The mean age at presentation was 48.2 years. The relative risk increased with the number of pregnancies, being highest in women who had 6 or more pregnancies. The age at first marriage was found to be inversely related to the risk, and the age of 17 or less at first marriage was associated the highest risk. Herpes Simplex virus, Human Papilloma virus, and Chlamydia Trachomatis were also associated with the highest relative risk. The group using tubal ligation for contraception was found to be at the highest risk. The risk of developing cervical cancer was also highest for women with irregular menses