Original Research Article
Year: 2021 | Month: May | Volume: 11 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 236-240
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20210538
Cancer Scenario in a Health Care Setting - An Observational Study
Anuj Kapoor1, Kamna Singh1
1Demonstrator, Department of Community Medicine, GMC Kathua
Corresponding Author: Anuj Kapoor
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Cancer can affect all living cells in the body, at all ages and both genders are affected with Cancer. There is a multifactorial causation and the disease process differs at different sites. The World Cancer Report documents that cancer rates are set to increase at an alarming rate globally.
Aim and objectives: To assess the cancer scenario in a tertiary care setting, GMC Kathua
Methodology: This was a hospital-based retrospective study undertaken in the tertiary care center Kathua. GMC, Kathua is one among the five new medical colleges established in Jammu & Kashmir. The records of cancer patients generated from 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020 were analyzed. All the cancer cases who reported either for diagnosis in any of the hospital OPD or for the treatment (radiotherapy/ chemotherapy/ surgery) were included. Data was entered in the MS Excel for analysis
Results: A total 254 patients were registered during this 1 year period. Females accounted for 56.2% and males for 43.07% .Majority of the cases (114) were found in the age group 41-60. CA breast was the common (16.54%) reported cancer among females followed by CA cervix whereas in males, CA lung (9.92%) was the most common reported cancer among males
Conclusion: The prevalence of cancer cases was found to be higher in females as compared to males. The major age group fell in between 41-60 years. The lung was a leading site of cancer among males and breast was a leading site of the cancer among the females.
Key words: Cancer, Breast cancer, Lung cancer.