Relative frequency of cancer in the female genital tract in Indonesia

Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 1985 Dec;16(4):651-5.

Abstract

In a 10-year period (1970-1979) 6,111 cancer cases in males and 7,646 cases (55.3%) in females were registered. The female genital tract cancers occurred in 23.8% of all malignancies in the female. The relative frequency of the gynecological tumors was: cervix 60.3%, ovarium 25.5%, corpus uteri 6.9%, chorioca 5.1% and vulva/vagina 2.2%. A comparison is made with former reports and with other places in Indonesia.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Child
  • Female
  • Genital Neoplasms, Female / epidemiology*
  • Humans
  • Indonesia
  • Middle Aged