From June 1, 1952 to May 31, 1956. we have seen 14 cases of cancer of the vulva at the Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas. This represent a 0.82% of the all the malignancies of lhe genital tract (1691 cases). This percentages is lower than reported by other authors, This, however, is relativo, because we have a high frequency of carcinoma of the cervix. AII these patients were of the past menopausal age. The youngest was 58 an the oldest 85 years. The greatest numbers of cases were between the ages of 60 and 70 years, as Taussig found. In 71% of these patients we found pre-cancerous lesions such as leukoplakia and pruritus. The time interval between this lesion and the appearance of malignancy varied from months to years. The clinical diagnosis was corroborated by the biopsy, with the exception of one case, in wich the clinical diagnosis was Hidradenoma and the pathological ...

From June 1, 1952 to May 31, 1956. we have seen 14 cases of cancer of the vulva at the Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas. This represent a 0.82% of the all the malignancies of lhe genital tract (1691 cases). This percentages is lower than reported by other authors, This, however, is relativo, because we have a high frequency of carcinoma of the cervix. AII these patients were of the past menopausal age. The youngest was 58 an the oldest 85 years. The greatest numbers of cases were between the ages of 60 and 70 years, as Taussig found. In 71% of these patients we found pre-cancerous lesions such as leukoplakia and pruritus. The time interval between this lesion and the appearance of malignancy varied from months to years. The clinical diagnosis was corroborated by the biopsy, with the exception of one case, in wich the clinical diagnosis was Hidradenoma and the pathological ...

Breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in women, it ranks third as a cause of cancer death in the city of Lima, and the second in the incidence of female cancers. But despite the best efforts to achieve an early diagnosis of breast cancer, through physician education and public education particularly with the recommendation of self breast examination by women, yet the diagnosis it is delayed and therefore advanced breast cancer and inoperable thus constitutes a major problem whose magnitude can be a precious when we consider that in our series, 39 percent of patients when viewed in the first query are inoperable and 50 percent of operated will recurrences or spread of the disease during the first three years following the operation, which means that in the course of this time, nearly 70 percent of patients live with advanced breast cancer.

Breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in women, it ranks third as a cause of cancer death in the city of Lima, and the second in the incidence of female cancers. But despite the best efforts to achieve an early diagnosis of breast cancer, through physician education and public education particularly with the recommendation of self breast examination by women, yet the diagnosis it is delayed and therefore advanced breast cancer and inoperable thus constitutes a major problem whose magnitude can be a precious when we consider that in our series, 39 percent of patients when viewed in the first query are inoperable and 50 percent of operated will recurrences or spread of the disease during the first three years following the operation, which means that in the course of this time, nearly 70 percent of patients live with advanced breast cancer.