AROI-ESTRO GYN Teaching Course

Cervix cancer : generalities

• 500,000 new cervical cancer cases each year • 80% of the new cases in developing countries • 3 rd most common cause of female cancer mortality • 274,000 deaths each year • Human papillomavirus is responsible for virtually al cases of cervical cancer • HPV-16 and -18 = the most prevalent of the oncogenic types