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Comparative Study
. 2004 May 4;90(9):1756-9.
doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601763.

Effect of hysterectomy on incidence trends of endometrial and cervical cancer in Finland 1953-2010

R Luoto  1 , J Raitanen, E Pukkala, A Anttila
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Comparative Study

Effect of hysterectomy on incidence trends of endometrial and cervical cancer in Finland 1953-2010

R Luoto et al. Br J Cancer. .

Erratum in

  • Br J Cancer. 2004 Nov 29;91(11):1979

Abstract

The hysterectomy-corrected age-adjusted incidence rate of endometrial cancer was 29%, and for cervical cancer 11% higher than the uncorrected rate. Correction factors for such cancer sites are recommended for regular use. The levelling-off of the incidence of endometrial cancer appears to be an artefact caused by the increasing prevalence of hysterectomy.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Incidence of hysterectomy by age and birth cohort, 1987–1999 based on Finnish Hospital Discharge Register. Logarithmic scale.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Age-specific prevalence rates of hysterectomy in 1950–2010 in age groups 45–49 years (black line) and 60–64 years (grey line), based on estimated incidence rates. The vertical bars indicate the respective point prevalence rates of the three population-based surveys (Aromaa et al, 1989, Luoto et al, 1994, Vartiainen et al, 1998) together with their 95% confidence intervals. Dotted line shows the time trend of age-adjusted prevalence of hysterectomy in age range of 45–64 years.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Age-adjusted incidence of endometrial cancer in Finland 1953–1999 – uncorrected and corrected for prevalence of hysterectomy.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Age-adjusted incidence of cervical cancer in Finland 1953–1999 – cervix-at risk-corrected and -uncorrected trends for prevalence of having cervix removed.
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