Analysis on age factor that advance cervical cancer based on statistical data collected from Hospital Seberang Jaya from 2012 until 2014 / Noor Maliha Abdul Malik

Cervical cancer occurs more frequently in older people because the population of aged persons is elevating, a better understanding of the characteristic of cervical cancer with respect to age would be useful. The aim of the present study was to determine whether there is any relationship between cervical cancer and age. Data of the patient diagnosed with the cervical cancer from Hospital Seberang Jaya were used to describe the relationship of cervix cancer and ages. The ages of patient diagnosed with cervical cancer ranked into the age of 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79 and 80-89. All cervix cancer cases diagnosed within January 2012 to December 2014 within this hospital are included. Cervix cancer was found in 54 patients of cases in Hospital Seberang Jaya from January 2012 to December 2014. The incidence of cervical cancer increased as the age increased. These data were proven by the p-value result that is 0.0347 for the year January 2012 to December 2014 and which were statistically significant (p < 0.05) in older patients. The incidence of cervix cancer was comparable among the patients aged 40 to 49 and 60 to 69 years. Thus the frequency of cervix cancer increases with patients’ age. Observe trend in cancer could reflect screening practice, environmental and genetic factors, or a combination of this variable. Hence, more ways should be indicated to reduce the number of older patients diagnosed with cervical cancer.