2003
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601034
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Survival of cervix cancer patients in Kampala, Uganda: 1995–1997

Abstract: The survival experience of 261 patients with cancer of the cervix registered by the Kampala population-based cancer registry, Uganda, in 1995-1997, is described. Vital status of the subjects was established by active methods including a search of hospital records and house visits. Of the 261 cases, 82 (31.4%) were dead and 105 (40.2%) were alive at the closing date of 31 December 1999; the remaining 74 cases (28.4%) were lost during the follow-up period. Overall observed and relative survival at 3 years was 52… Show more

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“…Fifty-six percent of the admitted patients presented with cervical cancer at stage III and IV, and these had poor prognosis compared to patients presented at stage I and II. These results are similar to other reports of late diagnosis due to lack of screening services (Wabinga et al, 2003;Ngwelle et al, 2001). Therefore, without access to viable programme, women from poor communities will continue to seek care only when they have developed symptoms and advanced stages of cervical cancer which is difficult to treat.…”
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confidence: 80%
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“…Fifty-six percent of the admitted patients presented with cervical cancer at stage III and IV, and these had poor prognosis compared to patients presented at stage I and II. These results are similar to other reports of late diagnosis due to lack of screening services (Wabinga et al, 2003;Ngwelle et al, 2001). Therefore, without access to viable programme, women from poor communities will continue to seek care only when they have developed symptoms and advanced stages of cervical cancer which is difficult to treat.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 80%
“…Although our findings do not represent the situation all over the country and that do not reveal the medium and long-term patient outcomes (Ngwelle et al, 2001;Kahesa et al, 2008;Wabinga et al, 2003) the study provides an indication of the burden of cervical cancer and its immediate outcomes in settings where screening do not exist. Statistics indicate that cervical cancer is preventable by effective screening programmes and considerable reductions in its incidence and death has been recorded in developed countries (Elovainio et al, 1997).…”
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confidence: 71%
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“…A resposta ao tratamento na presença de doença avançada tem se mostrado pior, com repercussão no encurtamento da sobrevida em outras coortes no país 8,21 e no mundo 22,23 . Mesmo se tratando de pacientes elegíveis unicamente para radioterapia, os atuais resultados alertaram para uma situação preocupante, visto que a sobrevida estimada nos cinco anos foi de apenas 25,3%, considerando-se a coorte como um todo.…”
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