Cervical carcinoma in Zambia

A series of 274 cases of cervical carcinoma in Zambian Africans is presented. Cervical carcinoma formed 29.3% of all female cancers. Poorly differentiated squamous carcinoma constituted the most common histologic type. Concomitant bilharziasis was found in 24.4% of cases. In 59 cases causal factors such as coitus, early marriage, age at first pregnancy and parity were studied and discussed. No correlation was found between circumcision and cervical carcinoma.