CLINICAL PATHOLOGICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF THE CERVICAL CANCER
PATIENTS ATTENDING GOOD SAMARITAN CANCER HOSPITAL IN MOROGORO, TANZANIA
Abstract
Cervical cancer is cancer arising from the cervix and this occurs due to
abnormal growth of the cells that can invade and spread to another part
of the body(1), at an early stage the patient presents asymptomatic but
later on patients may present symptoms including vaginal breeding.
pelvic pain or pain during sexual intercourse and finally the presence
of vaginal mass may indicate the presence of malignancy sometimes in the
advanced stage metastases may be present in the abdomen, lung, or
elsewhere and may be accompanied by loss of appetite, weight loss,
fatigue, pelvic pain, back pain, swollen legs, bone fractures and/or
leakage of urine or feces from the vagina but occur very rarely.
Cervical cancer is women’s fourth most common cancer It is of a public
health concern as more than 569,000 cervical cancer new cases are
reported annually and according to the International Agency for Research
on Cancer ( IARC) global cancer observatory more than 311,000 death
occur globally annually due to this cervical cancer however, in Africa
the burden is well recognized where more than 119,000 new cases reported
annually and 81,000 death occur annually (5) and according to current
studies the burden was high observed in sub – Saharan Africa where
cervical cancer contribute 20% to 25% of total cancer cases and World
Health Organization report regarding the cervical cancer profile came to
realize that low middle-income home countries are taking the highest
burden of cervical cancer and this was due to lack effectiveness
screening schedule In Tanzania, the burden of cervical cancer is well
established and data declare that about 7000 women die each year due to
cervical cancer the age group prone to this type of cancer is around 35
up to 44 and is uncommon for women below 20 years