Analysis of 4223 hospitalized patients with cervical cancer during 1990-2007 / 中华妇产科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To analyze the changes in epidemiology and treatment of hospitalized patients with cervical cancer during 1990-2007.Methods Overall.4648 patients witIl cervical cancer were diagnosed in our hospital from Jan 1990 to Nov 2007.but only 4223 patients with initial treatment in Oily hospital were studied retrospectively.Pearson Chi-square test was used to compare tlle age,stage,histopathologie type and treatment metheds between different times.Results (1)The meal]age of cervical cancer patients gradually decreased over the past 18 years,from 54.4 years during 1990-1999 to 47.2 years during 2000-2007the proportion of young patients aged≤35 years increased from 4.77%(89/1865)during 1990-1999 to 11.75%(277/2358)during 2000-2007.(2)The proportion of patients with cervical cancer(stage I a-H a)increased from 14.32%(267/1865)during 1990-1999 to 40.75%(961/2358)during 2000-2007,whereas the proportion of patients with cervical cancer(stage Ⅱ b-lV)decreased from 85.68%(1598/1865)during 1990-1999 to 59.25%(1397/2358)during 2000-2007.(3)There was no significant change in histopathologie type of cervical cancer,and squamous cell careinoma of cervix remained the main type of cervical cancer.(4)The treatment pattern of cervical cancer changed significantlyradiotherapy was the main method(75.28%)for eervical cancer during 1990-1 999.but during 2000-2007.it was replaced by concurrent chemoradiotherapy(35.79%).Conclusions The proportion of young women with cervical cancer was increased during 1990-2007.and at the same period early stage cervical cancer increased.but late stage cervical cancer decreased.It is obvious that chemotherapy has become the important therapy in cervical cancer.