One-third (34%) of women in the country suffering from vulvar cancer are below 50 years of age, said cancer researcher Dr Farhana Kalam, resident Gyne Onocology unit, National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital.
She disseminated the results of her research on vulvar cancer at the Bangladesh International Cancer Congress-2019 at Army Golf Club in Dhaka on Friday.
Oncology Club of Bangladesh, the Bangladesh chapter of SAARC Federation of Oncologists, organized the conference.
She recommended setting up of more vulvar cancer clinics in Bangladesh and across the world and developing proper referral system to combat vulvar cancer.
The research was conducted on 76 patients with vulvar cancer attending Gyne Oncology unit II of (National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital) NICRH.
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the overall scenario of the patients of vulvar cancer in Bangladesh. The specific objectives of the study were to assess the socio-demographic status of the patients having vulvar cancer, review the risk factor and clinical features of such patients and to find out different modalities of treatment received by the patients.
Other young cancer researchers also presented their research findings at the conference.
Dr Santosh Memon from India, said cancer treatment is never “one size fits all” process, adding, every patient is unique and oncologists have to treat cancer resepectively.
Annekathryn Goodman, director, Gynecology Oncology Gynecologic Oncology Clerkship of Massachusetts General Hospital, said obesity is endemic now and it is strongly associated with endometrial cancer.
Around 700 doctors and researchers from home and abroad participated in the conference that ends today.
