Profile of Patients Attending a District Level Cancer Hospital – A CrossSectional Study
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2016, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
Introduction: Cancer has become one of the ten leading causes of death in India. It is estimated that there are nearly 2 -2.5 million cancer cases at any point of time. Cancers of oral cavity and lungs in males and cervix and breast in females account for over 50%of all cancer deaths in India. Objectives: 1.To study the socio-demographic profile of patients attending a district level cancer hospital. 2. To study the pattern of cancers in male and female study subjects and their risk factors. Material & Methods: A cross-sectional hospital based study was conducted between October2014 –December2014 among 125 patients attending a district level cancer hospital, who were diagnosed and were undergoing treatment for different types of cancers. A pre-designed, semi-structured questionnaire was administered and details regarding their sociodemographic profile, exposure to risk factors, types of cancers, staging and treatment modalities were recorded. Data was entered and analysed using SPSS software21.0 version. Proportions and chi-square calculated to study the different study variables. Results: Out of the125 study subjects, 76.8% were females and 23.2% were males. 60.8% of the study subjects were in the age group of 41-60 years followed by 20.8% in the 6 1-80 years age group. In males, the leading cause of cancer was stomach (24%) and in the females54% suffered from breast cancer.
Authors and Affiliations
Jyothi Conjeevaram, Rahul Conjeevaram, Chandrasekhar V. , Susmita K. M.
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