Clinicopathological Features and Survival of Adolescent and Young Adults with Cervical Cancer

Abstract

Purpose To explore clinicopathological characteristics and their prognostic value among young patients with cervical cancer (who are aged ≤25 years old). Methods The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER) database was used to extract data on cervical cancer patients. They were then stratified by age as young women (≤25 years old) and old women (26–35 years old) and analyzed for clinicopathology characteristics and treatment modalities. Prognosis was analyzed using Kaplan–Meier survival curve, as well as hazard ratios using Cox regression modeling. The nomogram was developed based on Cox hazards regression model. Results Compared to 26–35 years old women, patients aged ≤25 years tended to be white ethnicity, unmarried, had earlier stage of disease. There was also a better prognosis among younger cohort. Grade, FIGO stage, histologic subtypes, and surgical modalities influenced the survival outcomes of young patients. Among young cohorts, surgery prolonged the survival time of IA-IIA stage patients while surgical and non-surgical management presented no statistically prognostic difference among patients at IIB-IVB stage. Besides, the nomogram which constructed according to Cox hazards regression model which contained independent prognosis factors including FIGO stage, surgery type, and histologic type of tumor can robustly predict survival of young patients. Conclusion Cervical cancer patients ≤25 years old were uncommon and lived longer than the older patients. Among these young patients at IA-IIA stage, surgical treatment could be more effective at preventing death than non-surgery. The nomogram could perfectly predict the prognosis of young adults and adolescents with cervical cancer.