[Epidemiology of cervical cancer in a region of western Algeria, 2006-2010]. / Épidémiologie du cancer du col de l'utérus dans une région de l'Ouest algérien entre 2006 et 2010.

ABSTRACT

The authors present a retrospective analysis of data about cervical cancer from 2006 through 2010 in the province (wilaya) of Tlemcen (Algeria). During this five-year study period, 196 cases of cervical cancer were recorded, with a mean age at onset of 48.5 years. These cervical cancers accounted for 13% of all gynecologic cancers. It is the second leading cancer among women in this province, with an incidence of 13.3 per 100 000 women. The health authorities in Algeria must set up an organized screening policy and appropriate treatment to reduce the mortality rate from this cancer.