Frequency and pattern of gynecologic cancers from 2010 to 2014 in Beira, Mozambique

• Authors: Josefo Ferro , Marcella Schiavone , Francesco Di Gennaro , Giovanni Putoto , Alessandro Bertoldo , Damiano Pizzol

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Częstość występowania i profil nowotworów kobiecych narządów płciowych w latach 2010–2014 w mieście Beira w Mozambiku

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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Objective: Gynecologic cancers represent a large health, social and economic burden worldwide. In low-income countries, particularly in Mozambique, little data is available and no effective policies are implemented to fight these diseases. Our objective was to trace the epidemiological profile of gynecologic cancers from 2010 to 2014 in Beira, Mozambique. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the registers of the Department of Pathology of Central Hospital of Beira to identify all cases of gynecologic malignancies recorded from January 2010 to December 2014. Results: Most of the diagnosed female cancers (43.4%) were gynecologic and, among these, cervical cancer was definitely the most commonly reported cancer every year, ranging from 86.7% in 2013 to 93.3% in 2014. Conclusion: As in many low-income countries, the access to screening programs for gynecologic cancer is not effective in Mozambique; therefore urgent preventive policies are crucial to address this emergent issue.

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Cel: Nowotwory kobiecych narządów płciowych stanowią istotne obciążenie zdrowotne, społeczne i ekonomiczne na całym świecie. W krajach o niskich dochodach, w szczególności w Mozambiku, brak jest zarówno dostępnych danych, jak i skutecznych strategii walki z tymi chorobami. Celem badania było prześledzenie profilu epidemiologicznego nowotworów ginekologicznych w latach 2010–2014 w mieście Beira w Mozambiku. Metoda: Autorzy dokonali retrospektywnego przeglądu rejestrów medycznych Oddziału Patologii Szpitala Centralnego w Beirze w celu wyodrębnienia wszystkich przypadków nowotworów kobiecych narządów płciowych odnotowanych w okresie od stycznia 2010 do grudnia 2014 roku. Wyniki: W większości przypadków (43,4%) rozpoznane u kobiet nowotwory dotyczyły narządów rodnych, przy czym rak szyjki macicy był zdecydowanie najczęściej odnotowywanym nowotworem w  każdym roku (od 86,7% w  2013 do 93,3% w 2014 roku). Wniosek: Podobnie jak w wielu krajach o niskich dochodach, również w Mozambiku dostęp do programów przesiewowych nowotworów narządów rodnych jest ograniczony – niezbędne jest pilne podjęcie działań prewencyjnych.

Keywords

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cervical cancer; epidemiology; gynecologic cancers; low-income countries

Discipline

• MEDICINE: MEDICINE

• Publisher: Medical Communications
• Journal: Current Gynecologic Oncology
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 189–193

Contributors

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Josefo Ferro

• Serviço de Anatomia Patológica, Hospital Central da Beira, Beira, Mozambique; Universidade Católica de Moçambique, Beira, Mozambique

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Marcella Schiavone

• Operational Research Unit, Doctors with Africa, Beira, Mozambique

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Francesco Di Gennaro

• Clinic of Infectious Diseases, University of Bari, Bari, Italy

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Giovanni Putoto

• Operational Research Unit, Doctors with Africa, Padua, Italy

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Alessandro Bertoldo

• Zerouno Procreazione, Centro di Medicina, Venezia Mestre (VE), Italy

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Damiano Pizzol

• Operational Research Unit, Doctors with Africa, Beira, Mozambique

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