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Table 1 Data collected in the cervical cancer bioresource

From: A cervical cancer biorepository for pharmacogenomics research in Zimbabwe

Classification of factor

List of variables collected

Sociodemographic

Age, ancestral origin, marital status, residency, occupation

Lifestyle or behavioural

Alcohol consumption, tobacco smoking, physical exercise history, age at sexual debut, number of sexual partners

Gynaecological

Menopausal status, age of menopause, age of menarche, history of STI, HIV status, menstruation regularity, age at first contraceptive, type of contraceptive, duration on contraceptive, parity, age at first conception,

Family history

Number of siblings, number of children, history of cancer in family

Clinical

Weight, height, presenting symptoms, respiratory system status, central nervous system status, rectal system status, comorbidities, co-medications

Tumour histopathology

FIGO stage, tumour size, histological type, presence of metastatic disease, presence of hydronephrosis

Treatment administered

Type of treatment, drug, dose, number of cycles, treatment notes e.g. delays in therapy, subsequent clinic visit dates

Outcome of treatment at 12 months

Disease free survival, relapse, disease progression, renal function, presence of deep vein thrombosis, presence of vesicovaginal fistula

Other

History of herbal medicines, personal history of cancer, circumcised sexual partner

  1. STI Sexually transmitted infection, HIV Human immunodeficiency virus, FIGO International federation of gynecology and obstetrics, DVT Deep vein thrombosis, VVF Vesicovaginal fistula