Abstract: Abstract Introduction: Gynecological and breast cancers are a major cause of death worldwide, especially in resource-limited regions where cancers are often diagnosed at an advanced stage.
Method: This was a retrospective and descriptive study conducted at the gynecology-obstetrics department of the university hospital center of Kara from April 1, 2021, to March 1, 2024.
Results: One hundred seventy-three cases were recorded. Breast cancer (46.8%) and cervical cancer (38.2%) were the most common. The overall mean age at diagnosis was 51.7 ± 13.1 years with extremes of 17 years and 82 years. The majority of patients were homemakers (67.57%), uneducated (48.65%), and multiparous (70.91%). Almost all (97.27%) had not undergone any screening for cervical or breast cancer. Forty-three percent (43.6%) of breast cancer patients and 19.1% of cervical cancer patients had sought traditional medicine before hospital consultation. Most women consulted at an advanced stage of the disease, stage III or IV of the FIGO TNM classification, in 78.1% of cases. The most frequent histopathological types were invasive ductal carcinoma (75.3%) for the breast, squamous cell carcinoma (95.5%) for the cervix, serous cystadenocarcinoma (64.3%) for the ovary, and endometrioid adenocarcinoma (83.3%) for the endometrium.
Conclusion: Breast and cervical cancers were the most common gynecological and breast cancers, often diagnosed at late stages. It is important to implement awareness and screening strategies for early diagnosis to improve the prognosis of gynecological and breast cancers in our settings.
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