[Epidemiology of corpus carcinoma in Austria (author's transl)]

The rates of endometrial carcinoma incidence in Austria were investigated for the period between 1971 and 1975 by the authors in cooperation with the Austrian National Institute of Statistics. The incidence of corpus carcinoma has increased also in Austria over the past decades, as may be seen from the ratio between corpus carcinoma and cervical carcinoma which is 1:1.9 at present. Age related incidence was studied, as well, with continuous growth in incidence having been observed along with growing age. In women aged between 60 and 69, corpus carcinoma was almost as frequent as cervical carcinoma, and it was predominant among women of 70 and above. The findings obtained from age group surveys have also suggested that irradiation therapy rather than primary surgery was required for more than 50 per cent of the patients reviewed.