Understanding cervical cancer after the age of routine screening: Characteristics of cases, treatment, and survival in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Given that cervical cancer incidence rates do not decline in women >65, there is generally limited screening, and these women have a poor prognosis, it is imperative to better understand this population. We aim to describe the characteristics, treatment, and survival of women >65 diagnosed with cervical cancer.

Methods

SEER-Medicare 2004-2013 data was used to describe 2274 patients >65 diagnosed with cervical cancer. Five-year cancer-specific survival was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Multivariable Poisson and Cox regression analyses identified characteristics associated with treatment and mortality.

Results

The median age was 76.1 years, with nearly one-third of cases occurring in women >80 years. Most patients were non-Hispanic White (64.8%), ha

SUBMITTER: Lichter KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8969176 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature