London, 5 APR ( EFE).- deaths from cervical cancer in the United Kingdom rose 18 percent in little more than ten years, at the same time that grew the incidence of the disease, data experts attributed to obesity, today reported “Cancer Research UK”.
According to statistics published by this charity dedicated to cancer research, since the end of the 1990s this tumor deaths increased from 3.1 cases per every 100,000 British women to 3.7.
This means that today more than 1,900 women die every year in the United Kingdom by this disease, compared with 1,500 from the beginning of this century.
Also, the incidence of the disease since 1995 grew 13.7 cases per every 100,000 females 19.6, an increase of 43 percent.
This contrasts with the statistics of the twenty-five years prior, when the incidence of cervical cancer has remained constant around 13.7 cases per 100,000 women and achieved mortality train progressively.
On the other hand, the percentage of women with uterine cancer survived five years or more after having been diagnosed improved in the past ten years and today stands at 77 percent.
“Cancer Research UK” experts attribute this turnaround in the data to the increase in obesity, a factor that doubles the risk of developing a tumor in the uterus and linked also to other types of cancers including breast, bowel, oesophagus, pancreas and kidney.
“Really worrying is that today more women die from cancer of uterus than in previous years, but we must not ignore the fact that the chances of surviving the disease are higher than ever”, said Jonathan Ledermann, gynecologist from this organization and expert in these tumors.
Ledermann believes that the survival rate rose thanks to surgical advances and improvements in the application of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Sara Hiom, Director of information of “Cancer Research UK” recalled for its part to maintain the weight between healthy levels and regular checkups are two of the best ways of preventing disease.
“Women should be careful before the appearance of possible symptoms as abnormal vaginal bleeding – especially after the menopause, and abdominal pain or during sexual intercourse”, explained Hiom. EFE
