Incidencia de cáncer cérvico uterino en mujeres en edad fértil, atendidas en la consulta externa en un hospital de especialidades en la ciudad de Guayaquil, año 2019 - 2020.

Abstract

Cervical cancer is caused by infection with certain strains of the human papilloma virus; This virus is sexually transmitted, infects the cells of the epithelium of the cervix and can cause dysplastic lesions. In Ecuador uterine cancer is one of the most frequent cancers in the female population. Data from the National Tumor Registry of the Society to Fight Cancer, indicate that 20 out of every 100,000 women suffer from this disease. Objective: To determine the incidence of cervical cancer in women of childbearing age, treated in the outpatient clinic at a Hospital of Specialties in the city of Guayaquil, 2019-2020. Methodology: descriptive, quantitative, prospective and cross-sectional. Population: 22 Women of childbearing age treated in the outpatient area at a Specialty Hospital. Technique: indirect observation. Instrument: medical records. Results: among the characteristics of the patients, age 41 to 49 years (46%), free union (72%), mixed ethnicity (50%), rural origin (64%), secondary education (55%), more than 3 sexual partners (72%), age of first pregnancy 15 to 20 years (64%), 55% of family history, among the signs 82% presented transvaginal hemorrhage and bad smelling air flow, and among the symptoms, 40% presented anemia and 40% pelvic pain. Conclusion: The development of continuous studies is necessary to have a vision on this type of cancer, to keep the epidemiological behavior data up to date and to determine strategies in time to help reduce mortality.