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Trends in mortality related to malignant neoplasms of female genital organs in young females in the United States, 1999–2023

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Objective To evaluate the site‐specific mortality and demographic, racial, and regional trends of mortality related to malignant neoplasms of female genital organs in young females in the USA, 1999–2023 and to highlight the importance of targeted health policies. Methods This was an analysis of a database that was collected by the CDC prospectively between 1999 and 2023. Results An overall decrease in age‐adjusted gynecologic cancer‐related mortality rates in young females through the years 1999–2023, although the age‐adjusted mortality rate increased slightly from 2010 to 2023. Conclusion There is an urgent need to devise targeted health policies to reduce the burden of malignant neoplasms of genital organs in young females, keeping in view the site and demographic, regional, and racial disparities.

Source: International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics

DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.70162

Authors: Sameen Aftab, Qazi Muhammad Zarlish

Institution: Nishtar Medical College and Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Global Cancer Incidence and Screening

Subfield: Oncology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4410033543