Multi Institutional Cervical Cancer Incidence & Trend in Nepal - 2017

Cervical cancer is the most common cancer and leading cause of mortality among Nepalese women. The trend of cervical cancer can be useful for effective planning to reduce the cancer incidence. This study aims to determine the multi institunal cervical cancer incidence and assess the trend in over fifteen years in national cancer registry system. This was a retrospective study with secondary data analysis of new cervical cancer registered in hospital based national cancer registry programme conducted by B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal. In the year of 2017, net 928 new cases of cervical cancer were registered out of 5577 female cases in Nepal (Male n =4939, Total n= 10516). Large no of cases reported from BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital fallowed by Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital and Paropakar Maternity & Women Hospital, Thapathali, Kathmandu. Age group of 50-54 years were most prevalent for cervical cancer. Maximum of patients were from Chitwan District and followed by Kathmandu and Rupandehi.The trend of cervical cancer was seen to be fluctuating yearly during 2003 to 2017. Well organized awareness activities, HPV vaccination and screening programme recommended to prevent and control the cervical cancer burden in Nepal