Pattern of Cancer in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Malwa Region of Punjab, in Comparison to Other Regions in India
XC05-XC07
Correspondence
Dr. Ramnika Aggarwal,
Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, BPSGMC (W), Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat, India.
E-mail: drramnika@yahoo.co.in
Context: Cancer pattern varies in different regions and depends on race, lifestyle and diet. There is a lack of definitive information regarding hospital-based cancer profile in Southern Punjab, which is a cotton growing area. Excess of toxins in the macro-environment is thought to be the reason for the high incidence of cancer in this area.
Aims: To generate data on the magnitude and pattern of cancer cases reporting in the medical college hospital and to plan activities for prevention of cancer in the field practice area. S ettings and Design: A five year record-based retrospective study from 1stJanuary 2007 to 31stDecember 2011.
Materials and Methods: All cancer cases who reported either for diagnosis or for treatment (radiotherapy/chemotherapy/surgery) were included in the study. These confirmed cases of cancer were classified according to the International classification of Disease (ICD-10) given by WHO.
Statistical Analysis: Descriptive statistics, percentages.
Results: Out of a total of 1328 cancer cases, females accounted for 809 (60.9%) and males for 519 (39.1%) cases. Male to female ratio was 1:1.55. The maximum number of patients were seen in 35-64 yr age group (63.5%). Top five leading sites of cancer in males were lung (9.6%), myeloid leukemia (8.3%), prostate (6.8%), mouth (6.1%) and gall bladder (6.0%); and in females were breast (35.7%), cervix (19.1%), esophagus (5.1%), myeloid leukemia (4.7%) and gall bladder (3.9%). Our figures have been compared with the national data from NCRP.
Conclusion: Population-based epidemiological studies are required to find out the disease burden & its cause in this region.