Cervical cancer in young women in Northern Ireland: 1970-1985

From 1970 to 1985, 109 patients under 35 years of age developed invasive cervical cancer in Northern Ireland (NI). Information on incidence, staging, histology, primary treatment and survival was collected retrospectively and results compared with a community-based sample of all age groups from the West Midlands of England. Incidence increased in NI over the study period. Young patients presented with early stage disease, typical histology and had a stage for stage outcome similar to the all age groups. NI results do not demonstrate more aggressive disease in the under 35s.