Background: This study was carried out to highlight the prevalence of cancer of the uterine cervix and shortcoming in the management of cervical cancer in our hospital. There is the need to improve on our personnel training and equipment acquisition. Method: This was a retrospective study. Case folders of forty-seven patients who were diagnosed with cancer of the cervix were retrieved and reviewed. Information on age, parity, clinical presentation, stages of the disease and management as well as management problems were analyzed. Results: There were 1450 admissions into the gynaecology ward during the study. Forty patients had histologically confirmed cancer of the cervix. This gave cervical cancer a prevalence of 2.76% of gynaecology ward admissions in this center. 82.5% presented with late stage disease where little or nothing could be done for them. Conclusion: Cancer of the uterine cervix is still a problem in our setting where uptake of screening methods and the availability of cytopathologists are still dismally low.
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