Abstract

YEPEZ CH., María Clara; CERON S., Elena; HIDALGO TROYA, Arsenio  and  CERON S., Cristina. SURVIVAL OF WOMEN WITH CERVICAL CANCER, MUNICIPALITY OF PASTO - COLOMBIA. Univ. Salud [online]. 2011, vol.13, n.2, pp.7-18. ISSN 0124-7107.

Cancer prognosis is determined by the number of patients who survive at least five years after the diagnosis. Different studies show that when the neck of the uterus cancer is detected and treated at an early stage, it is generally curable. The survival rate of five years for pre invasive cervical cancer is 100 per cent, for invasive cancer at an early stage is 91% and in all the combined stages, it lowers to 70%. The present retrospective correlational research was done with the purpose of establishing the association of the demographic, clinical and social factors with the women diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer's survival time, who were reported in the cancer population register in the municipality of Pasto during the period of 1998 to 2002 and observed until december 31, 2007. The results show that 45% of the studied population had a survival probability after five years of diagnosis. In the multivariate analysis, a significant relation among the clinical state at the moment of diagnosis, origin and marital status was found. This study will be useful for the health sector in the municipality of Pasto as a foundation for the approach of public policies and programs which tend to mitigate the disease impact.

Keywords : Cervical cancer; survival; Kaplan-Meier method.

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