HISTOPATHOLOGICAL STUDY OF CERVICAL CANCER SPECIMEN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR TEACHING HOSPITAL, CALABAR
Abstract
Background: Cervical cancer is the second commonest malignancy in females worldwide with variation in incidence and mortality from country to country. However, there is a huge burden of the disease in sub-Saharan Africa.
Aims/Objectives: The aim of this study is to do a histopathological study of cervical cancer specimens at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar.
Methodology: The study design is a prevalence study on archival specimens. The cervical cancer cases diagnosed between 2009 and 2014 was identified. The paraffin-embedded tissue blocks of cervical cancer were selected.
Results: There was 123 sample analyzed in this study. The age range of the subjects is 31 to 75years. The median age of the subjects is 48.59±10.61.
Conclusion: Cervical cancer is a huge source of concern in our society constituting a big public health challenge. With recent advances in medical science, prevention through an organized cervical cancer screening programme and vaccination against high-risk human papillomavirus would go a long way to nip this problem on the board.
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