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Cancer patterns in Nainital and adjoining districts of Uttarakhand: A one year survey
Arundhati Bag1, Sarita Rawat1, Nirdosh Kumar Pant2, Narayan Singh Jyala3, Abhishek Singh2, Kailash Chandra Pandey2
1 Institute of Allied Health (Paramedical) Services, Education and Training, Haldwani, Uttarakhand, India
2 Swami Ram Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Govt. Medical College, Haldwani, Uttarakhand, India
3 Department of Biochemistry, Govt. Medical College, Haldwani, Uttarakhand, India
Correspondence Address:
Arundhati Bag
Assistant Professor, Institute of Allied Health (Paramedical) Services, Education and Training, Department of Biochemistry, Govt. Medical College, Haldwani, Uttarakhand 263 139
India
 Source of Support: Grant from State Biotechnology Department, Uttarakhand., Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.101911
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A survey was conducted to determine the cancer profile in Nainital and adjoining districts of Uttarakhand. Epidemiological information was collected from the records of patients with confirmed cancer cases. A total of 354 cases were studied for the year 2010. Lung cancer was found to be leading cancer type (17.23%) overall. Breast cancer was most prevalent in females (22.29%) followed by cervical (14.86%) and ovarian cancers (13.51%). Men were mainly suffering from tobacco- and alcohol-related cancers, e.g., lungs (26.21%), larynx (11.16%), oropharynx (9.7%), oral cavity (6.79%), and esophagus (6.79%). Cancers of unknown primary site (1.41%) were also detected. |
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