Update knowledge on cervical cancer incidence and prevalence in Asia

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2015;16(9):3617-20. doi: 10.7314/apjcp.2015.16.9.3617.

Abstract

Cervical cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related death among women worldwide, with over 500,000 new cases diagnosed annually and 50% mortality rate in Asia. In the United States, approximately 10,370 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed annually, and estimated 3,710 deaths occur from the disease, making it the sixth most common cause of malignancy among American women. This study aims to provide awareness about cervical cancer as well as an updated knowledge about the prevalence and incidence of cervical cancer in Asia.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Asia / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Prevalence
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / epidemiology*