Magnitude and trends in cervical cancer at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital in South Western Uganda: Retrospective analysis of data from 2017-2022.

ABSTRACT: High-income countries have documented a significant decline in the incidence and mortality of cervical cancer over the past decade but such data from low and middle-income countries such as Uganda is limited to ascertain trends. There is also paucity of data on the burden of cervical cancer in comparison to other gynaecologic malignancies and there is a likelihood that the incidence might be on the rise. To describe the current trends and magnitude of cervical cancer in comparison to other gynaecological malignancies histological types, we conducted a retrospective records review of charts of patients admitted with gynaecological malignancies on the gynaecological ward of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) between January 2017 and December 2022. Of 875 patients with gynaecological m

SUBMITTER: Kajabwangu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10798516 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature