Socio-demographic and Clinical Profile of Women with Cervical Cancer Associated with Initial Staging

Abstract

Introduction: Cervical cancer is a major public health problem worldwide, especially in less developed regions. Objective: To describe the socio-demographic and clinical profiles of women with cervical cancer treated at the Hospital Santa Rita/Women and Education Association Against Cancer (HSRC /AFECC) between 2000 and 2005, associated with the initial staging. Method: This is an analytical study of secondary data. 964 women were studied. Results: There was a predominance of cases in the age range 40-59 years (49.3%), non-white (76.8%), with up to 8 years of schooling (70.9%), married (48.3%), with SUS referral (84.2%). TS tage III was present in 44% of cases, followed by II (31.4%). Most patients underwent radiotherapy alone (52.1%), 133 (28.2%) had local recurrence and 218 (43.4%) distant metastases. The significant variables in the initial stage were age, education, histology, recurrence, metastasis, number of metastases and outcome (p <0.05). Conclusion: The results indicate the need for new strategies in the implementation of health policies with respect to primary and secondary prevention, given the large number of women diagnosed with the disease. Major investments in education are also needed in order to change the profile of morbidity and mortality of the disease.