Menopause and Cervical Cancer- Descriptive Study of Presentation and Management in Tertiary Centre of Jharkhand, India

Abstract

BACKGROUNDCervical cancer is the most common genital cancer encountered in clinical practice in India. According to WHO there are 510,000 new cases every year with 80% occurring in developing nations, half of these cases end in death. 1 Cervical cancer accounts for 15% of all cancer in women. Menopause is a consequence of biological aging. Menopause itself do not cause cancer, but the risk of cancer increases as the women ages. Most studies on cervical cancer screening have focused on premenopausal women with little information provided on perimenopausal or postmenopausal women. However, these women remain at increased risk for cervical cancer given that there is a second peak in prevalence of high-risk HPV subtype in this oldest population.The aim of the study was to determine the presentation as well as management of cervical cancer in postmenopausal women in Jharkhand.