Cervical cancer in marginalized communities of Western Mexico: 11 years of retrospective / Cáncer cervicouterino en comunidades marginadas del México Occidental: 11 años de retrospectiva

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: Cervical cancer has become an important public health concern, with 84% of cases and related deaths ocurring in developing countries. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Between the years 2005 and 2016, 75 rural communities of the state of Jalisco, Mexico, were visited, with cytological examinations granted to those women who solicited them, and collection of subsequent hystopathological data. RESULTS: 24,537 cytologies were conducted, finding 185 (0.75%) cases of intraepithelial lesions. CONCLUSIONS: Primary prevention is particularly important in rural communities due to their contribution to the global morbidity and mortality of cervical cancer

RESUMEN

OBJETIVO: el cáncer cervicouterino es un problema importante de salud pública, 84% de los casos y defunciones ocurren en países en vías de desarrollo. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: en el transcurso del año 2005 al 2016 se visitaron 75 comunidades rurales en el estado de Jalisco, México, realizando citologías cervicales a quienes las solicitaran y recabando los resultados del análisis histopatológico. RESULTADOS: se realizaron 24.537 citologías, encontrando 185 (0,75%) con lesiones intraepiteliales. CONCLUSIONES: la prevención primaria es particularmente importante en comunidades rurales por su contribución a la morbimortalidad global del cáncer cervicouterino