A report on 73 consecutive cases of carcinoma of the cervix uteri seen at the University College Hospital of the West Indies: part II

ABSTRACT

Data on 73 consecutive cases of carcinoma of the cervix uteri observed in the University College Hospital are presented and the morbid anatomical and clinical features and the treatment are analysed. Amongst our patients this disease occurs 10 to 15 years earlier than in Britain and the United States of America. It is suggested that this is the result of earlier sexual activity and childbearing. The Bonney-Wertheim operation has been performed 20 times in this series with one post-operative death. There have been three recurrences over the first 2.5 years of follow-up. Additional particulars, taken from the records of other hospitals and the Registrar General, are also given for the purpose of comparison and orientation regarding some demographic data. (AU)