CARACTERIZACIÓN DE 129 MUJERES CON CÁNCER DE CUELLO UTERINO EN EL IAHULA, MÉRIDA-VENEZUELA

Abstract

Introduction Cervical cancer is one of the main causes of death in Venezuela. This research is focused on the description of women with this pathology who attended the University of the Andes Teaching Hospital in 2009 and the importance of improving the cytological screening. Materials and Methods The medical histories of 128 patients with cervical cancer seen at the Gynaecology and Obstetrics Unit of the University of the Andes Teaching Hospital in 2009 were reviewed. The information was collected in an ad hoc data form. Results in 104 of the medical histories reviewed the average age was 49.2 years; 44.2 % of the patients came from Zulia State, in “sexarquia” the media was 17 years, the number of sexual couples 2.45, the most frequent stage (39.6%) was stage III, the epidermoid type was present in 85 patients and the treatment applied was a combination of radio therapy and chemotherapy (37%). Conclusions The risk factors of cervical cancer increases in patients having sex at an early age or having many sexual partners. If the disease is diagnosed in a late stage, life expectancy is lower. A poor coverage of the investigation is evident. This must alert the health system to attack the disease with appropriate and frequent cytological controls.