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Cervical Cancer
Cervical Cancer Incidence in French Guiana: South American
  1. Tristan Roue, MS*,
  2. Mathieu Nacher, MD†,‡,
  3. Angela Fior, MD*,§,
  4. Juliette Plenet, MD*,
  5. Sophie Belliardo, MS*,
  6. Nathalie Gandolfo, BS*,
  7. Jean-Luc Deshayes, MD,
  8. Olivier Laborde, MD∥,
  9. Gabriel Carles, MD#,
  10. Nadia Thomas, MD,
  11. Beatrice Seve, MD# and
  12. Ghislain Patient, MD∥
  1. *From the Registre des Cancers de Guyane Cayenne;
  2. †From the Centre d’Investigation Clinique, Epidémiologie Clinique Antilles Guyane,
  3. ‡From the Centre Hospitalier Andrée Rosemon, Cayenne;
  4. §From the Laboratoire d’anatomopathologie,
  5. ∥From the Service de Gynécologie-obstétrique, Centre Hospitalier Andrée Rosemon Cayenne;
  6. From the Association Guyanaise de dépistage organisé des cancers, Cayenne;
  7. #From the Service de Gynécologie-obstétrique, Centre Hospitalier de l’ouest Guyanais, Saint Laurent du Maroni, French Guiana.
  1. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Tristan Roue, MS, Registre des Cancers de Guyane, Cayenne, French Guiana. E-mail: register-guyane@wanadoo.fr.

Abstract

Abstract For the first time, the incidence of cervical cancer was estimated in French Guiana, an overseas French Territory of South America. A certified cancer registry collected exhaustive data on cervical cancer between 2003 and 2005. The age-standardized rate of invasive cervical cancer was 30.3 per 100,000 women. Women from rural areas had lesions with a significantly greater extension than women from urban areas. Compared to South American figures, the standardized incidence of cervical cancer seemed relatively high when viewed in comparison with the gross domestic product per capita. The curative orientation of the health system should move from opportunistic screening for cervical cancer to organized screening, with an emphasis on the rural parts of French Guiana.

  • Cervical cancer
  • French Guiana Registry
  • Cancer incidence
  • Cancer in South America

http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/IGC.0b013e318251722c

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    • The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.