Cervical carcinoma has two different forms, squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. About 80 to 90 percent of all cervical cancer is squamous cell carcinoma, according to the American Cancer Society.
Statistics
About 11,000 cases of cervical carcinoma are diagnosed each year, and the American Cancer Society reports that about 4,000 women die annually because of the disease.
Over the Years
The mortality rate has greatly declined. According to The American Cancer Society, the cervical cancer death rate declined by 74 percent between 1955 and 1992. Each year the mortality rate declines by four percent.
Pap test
The reason for the decline is early detection and prevention through a Pap test, according to the American Cancer Society. A Pap test can detect the cancer at an early stage with a better survival rate.
The Four Stages
The five-year survival rate (percentage of women who have lived for five years after cancer diagnosis) for Stage I cervical carcinoma is 91 percent, says the American Cancer Society. For stage II, the survival rate is 61 percent. If a woman has Stage III, her survival rate is 47 percent. If the cancer has reached Stage IV, there is a 16 percent survival rate.
Ethnic Statistics
In the United States, Hispanic women are more likely to get cervical carcinoma. African-American women are 50 percent more likely to get cancer than non-Hispanic white women.
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