2015, Volume 8, Issue 2, pp 218 – 225

Evaluation of endometrial cancer epidemiology in Romania

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Correspondence to:Florentina Furtunescu, MD, MPH, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Public Health and Management “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine 1-3 Dr. Leonte Anastasievici Street, code 050463, Bucharest, Romania Phone/ Fax: +40 21 3180713, Mobile phone: +4 0723 537 913, E-mail: florentina.furtunescu@umf.ro, ffurtunescu@gmail.com

Abstract

Endometrial cancer represents the most frequent gynecological malignant affection in the developed countries, in which the incidence of cervical cancer has significantly decreased due to the rigorous application of screening methods and prophylaxis. According to its frequency, endometrial cancer is situated on the fourth place in the category of women’s genital-mammary malignant diseases, after breast, cervical and ovarian cancer in Romania. The incidence and mortality rates due to endometrial cancer have registered an increasing trend worldwide and also in Romania, a significant decrease of the age of appearance for the entire endometrial pathology sphere being noticed. At the national level, the maximum incidence is situated between 60 and 64 years old, the mortality rate of the women under 65 years old being high in Romania. The study evaluates endometrial cancer, from an epidemiologic point of view, at the national level compared to the international statistic data.

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PMC ID: 4392100
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Article Publishing Date (print): Apr-Jun 2015
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ISSN Printing: 1844-122X
ISSN Online: 1844-3117
Journal Title: Journal of Medicine and Life

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