Clinico-Social Profile of Patients with Head and Neck Cancers Attending Radiotherapy OPD: An Indian Perspective
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
Head and neck cancer is one of the most common cancer in India. Radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy is the most important treatment modality. Socio-demographic and clinical profile as well as treatment outcome of the study subjects were obtained from the records. They were analyzed and results are mentioned with the help of tables and diagrams. Most of the head and neck cancer patients were of the age 50-60 years. Most of the patients had locally advanced carcinoma with mostly well-differentiated histopathology. Most of the patients received radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy while some also underwent surgery. External beam radiotherapy was the most common used. More than half of the patients received chemotherapy. Most of the patients completed their treatment though some were lost to follow-up. Most of our results were in concordance with other international findings. Thus most of head and neck cancer patients are middle-aged male with locally advanced well differentiated carcinoma receiving radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy
Authors and Affiliations
Dr Swapan Kumar Mallick
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP281397
- DOI -
- Views 63
- Downloads 0
Role of Multi-Detector Computed Tomography Imaging In Patients with Clinically Suspected Lung Cancer in Kumaun Region of Uttarakhand (India)
BACKGROUND:- Bronchogenic carcinoma is most common cause of cancer-related mortality in the developed world and its incidence is rising in developing countries. Radiological imaging plays a critical role in the initial d...
Role of VR 3D Imaging in temporal bone pathologies
Background: Temporal bone contains the most complex anatomic intricacies and so, becomes arduous for abnormality interpretation. In the era of MDCT with post processing tools, a question how much these tools are valuable...
Evaluation of Direct Susceptibility Testing for Monomicrobial Growth from Bactec Blood Culture Bottles- A Pilot Study
Background: Conventional methods for isolation and antibiotic susceptibility reports of bacterial isolates from positive blood culture bottles takes at least 48 hours. Direct susceptibility testing (DST) helps reduce the...
Fruits and Vegetables Consumption Pattern as a Risk Factor for NCDs In A Rural Population of India
Introduction: Globally Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) kill more than 36 million people each year. Nearly 80% of NCD deaths - 29 million - occur in low- and middle-income countries. WHO recommends consumption of five or...
Clinical Evaluation of Intrathecal Dexmedetomidine as an Adjuvant to Bupivacaine in Patients of Abdominal Hysterectomy Under Spinal Anaesthesia
This was a prospective randomized double blind study was conducted to evaluate Dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant with Bupivacaine (Bupivacaine 0.5% - Heavy for spinal anesthesia) intrathecally in patient undergoing abdomina...