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INTRODUCTION: The gynecological and mammary cancers constitute a major preoccupation for the international community because they represent an important cause of mortality and morbidity among women. However, their systematic tracking is not always current in our countries of the south. This survey aims to evaluate the epidemiological features of these cancers in hospital-academic environment in Cotonou. METHOD: It is a retrospective survey with a structural descriptive and analytic aim during a period of 9 years, from January 1st, 2000 to December 31, 2008. RESULTS: On 210 cases of recorded gynecological and mammary cancers during this period, the cancer of the breast comes at the first rank with 44,3% of the cases. The cancer of the cervix represents 26,7% of the cases followed by the cancer of the ovaries (18,6%) and the cancer of the endometrium (9,5%). The cancers of the vulva and the vagina are weakly represented. The delay of consultation after the apparition of the first signs in our series is most often included between 1 and 6 months (32,2%) but goes also beyond 3 years (26,1%). The cancer of the cervix and the endometrium are found in most aged women, whereas the cancer of the breast covers all ages. Most cancers (65%) are diagnosed at an advanced stage (III stage or IV). The different anatomopathological types that are found more frequently are the ductal invasive carcinoma (33%) for the breast, the squamous cell carcinoma for cervix (62%) and the endometrioid adenocarcinoma for the endometrium (30%). The costly management of the cancers reduces the therapeutic possibilities, leading to 42% of survival at 5 years. CONCLUSION: In our survey, it comes out again that the screening of gynecological cancers is not well organized in our country as well as the health education of the woman and reproduction. It appears appropriate to set in motion a management program of the cancers in our country what would allow an early screening and appropriate management.
