TIME COURSE AND PROGNOSIS OF BENIGN AND MALIGNANT TUMORS OF THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM ON THE BACKGROUND OF COMORBID CONDITIONS

Concerns about persistent growth trend of cancer incidence around the world, including Russia, determines increased attention to this area of medicine. We performed a retrospective analysis of medical records and autopsy protocols of female patients who have died in two general hospitals in Moscow from 2006 to 2009. Causes of death, frequency of verification of benign and malignant tumors of the genitalia in a therapeutic clinic, and comorbidity were analyzed. With the aim of assessment of awareness of early detection and cancer prevention, questionnaire surveys of women doctors and women without medical education were conducted. The results provide evidence of significant gap between the principles of evidence-based medicine and the real-life clinical practice.

ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, cervical cancer, comorbidity, screening