Abstract
Survival of Patients With Cervical Cancer in Rural India
Highlights
Incidence and mortality estimates are used to measure the burden of cancer in a population and survival estimates are ideal for evaluating the outcome of cancer control activities [1]
The 5-year survival rates for women diagnosed with cervical cancer during 1995 - 1999 in developed countries varied from 50% to 70% [4]
For Africa, Asia, and Central America, the lowest survival rates during 1990 - 2001 were observed in Uganda and Gambia with a 5-year age standardized relative survival (ASRS) of 19% and 23%, respectively, and the highest survival rates were reported in China, Singapore, South Korea, and Turkey, where the ASRS varied from 63% to 79% [5]
Summary
Incidence and mortality estimates are used to measure the burden of cancer in a population and survival estimates are ideal for evaluating the outcome of cancer control activities [1]. Cervical cancer survival varies widely between countries. The 5-year survival rates for women diagnosed with cervical cancer during 1995 - 1999 in developed countries varied from 50% to 70% [4]. The median 5-year ASRS for cervical cancer in India was 46% ranging from 34% to 60% [5]. Patients’ survival after diagnosis of cervical cancer is indirectly influenced by socio-economic factors. We evaluated this survival and its socio-economic determinants in a rural population in south India
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