ADENOCARCINOMA OF THE CERVIX - A REGIONAL RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

A retrospective study using data from the Yorkshire Cancer Registry wa s undertaken to investigate the incidence, characteristics and prognos is of cases of cervical adenocarcinoma in the Yorkshire Region. Three hundred and twenty-six women resident in the Yorkshire Region formed t he basis of the study. The overall five year survival for adenocarcino ma of the cervix is 53%. This was influenced by stage, lymph node invo lvement and differentiation. 37 out of 122 surgically treated patients received inappropriate treatment. There is a need for improved data c ollection in the treatment of these patients. This lends weight to the argument that cancer of the cervix should be managed in cancer units.