Changes in epidemiology and clinical characteristics of cervical carcinoma over the past 50 years / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the changes in the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of cervical carcinoma over the past 50 years, and to explore the equitable treatment corresponding to these changes. Methods The clinical and pathological data of 1557 patients with invasive cervical carcinoma from January 1955 to December 2004 were retrospectively analyzed. Results (1) The average age of cervical carcinoma onset gradually decreased over the past 50 years, from 56.27?8.45 in years 1955~1964 to 43.81?8.9 in years 1995~2004. At the same time, the radio of clinically early (stages Ⅰ-Ⅱ) and non-squamous cancer also steadily increased. (2) Young patients (≤35 year old) had higher ratios of non-squamous, poorly differentiated and late stage (Ⅲ-Ⅳ) cancers, with a higher rate of lymphatic metastasis compared with other ages. (3) Because of the changes in epidemiology and clinical characteristics of cervical carcinoma, it′s necessary to alter the traditional model of treatment and to explore equitable therapy corresponding to these changes. Conclusions The average age of cervical carcinoma onset gradually decreased and simultaneously the ratio of clinically early (stages Ⅰ-Ⅱ) and non-squamous cancer also steadily increased over the last 50 years. Patients aged 35 and younger of cervical carcinoma had some obvious clinical characteristics compared with that of older patients. Preservation of reproductive endocrine function ought to be deliberated on in cervical carcinoma treatment of women with fecundity. Neoadjuvant intraarterial chemotherapy (NAIC) is an useful method for cervical carcinoma at present