Profile of Patients at a State-Run Tertiary Cancer Hospital in India: An Audit

Meena TİWARİ

doi:https://doi.org/10.5455/umj.20190810072052

Makale detayları

Profile of Patients at a State-Run Tertiary Cancer Hospital in India: An Audit

Yazarlar:

Meena TİWARİ

Yayıncı:

Kemal Türker ULUTAŞ

Dergi:

The Ulutas Medical Journal 2019 Vol.5 Issue 3, pp.194-201

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2019

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000802666

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

2149-388X

pISSN:

2149-0430

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5455/umj.20190810072052

Özet:

 

Background: Decreased cancer survival in developing countries is attribute to advanced stage at diagnosis, limited  access to cancer care and unaffordability of treatment. Government of National Capital Territory  NCT  of Delhi set  up a tertiary level cancer centre in the capital of India where world class tertiary level care is offered no cost. The  present study was undertaken to assess the patient demographics of the hospital and descriptive statistics evaluated  to arrive at better measures for patient treatment.  Materials and methods: This is a retrospective study of all the patients registered in the Hospital in 2014. Information  on socio demographic, diagnosis, dietary details at the time of registration followed by clinical extent of the disease  and stage was analysed.  Results: A total of 6900 patients registered at the hospital in 2014. 3687 patients were found to be eligible to be  included in the study. The highest number of cancer cases seen in the adult age group of 21-65 years  2717; 70% .  Carcinoma breast in females  424; 11%  followed by carcinoma cervix  235; 6.4%  and in males. Head and neck  cancers  928; 84%  followed by carcinoma lung  226; 82%  were common. Most common metastatic cancer at  presentation was hepatobiliary  182; 64%  followed by lung  173; 63% .  Conclusion: 21-65 years was the most common age group for all cancers with breast cancer in females and head  neck cancers in males being the commonest cancers. Hepatobiliary and lung cancers behave aggressively and are  frequently metastatic at presentation in Delhi and Northern India.

Makale detayları

Profile of Patients at a State-Run Tertiary Cancer Hospital in India: An Audit

Yazarlar: Meena TİWARİ

Yayıncı: Kemal Türker ULUTAŞ

Dergi: The Ulutas Medical Journal 2019 Vol.5 Issue 3, pp.194-201

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2019

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000802666

Sıklık: Üç Aylık

eISSN: 2149-388X

pISSN: 2149-0430

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5455/umj.20190810072052

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Meena TİWARİ

Yayıncı:

Kemal Türker ULUTAŞ

Dergi:

The Ulutas Medical Journal 2019 Vol.5 Issue 3, pp.194-201

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2019

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000802666

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

2149-388X

pISSN:

2149-0430

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5455/umj.20190810072052