CANCERS

Objective: To calculate the prevalence of common types of cancer in SINDHbased on Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) database. Type of Study: Retrospective ObservationalStudy. Place & Duration of Study: Clinical Oncology Department Civil Hospital Karachi, fromJanuary, 2004 to December 2011(8 Years). Methods: All the Patients attending the oncologydepartment CHK were selected for study. After completing data the cancer registry patients werecategorized according to their diagnosis and this data was recorded on Microsoft Excel sheet.Results: During period of January 2004 to December 2011, the total number of patients includedin the study was 5504 out of which 2638 were males and 2866 females. The list of prevalence ofdifferent types of cancer was created and according to the statistical analysis based on CHK database, the increasing trend was seen in breast, oral cavity, lymphoid tissue, blood, colorectal, liver& biliary tract, faciomaxillary, lung, uterus, esophagus, gastrointestinal stromal tumor, larynx,ovary, male genital system, Nasopharynx, urinary system and brain cancers. Conclusions: It isconcluded that the registration of cancer patients is highly beneficial for the evaluation of cancerprevalence and incidence. This registration is also helpful for calculating the comparativeincidence and prevalence of cancers on national and international levels. The recorded data willalso help to improve the quality of life of cancer patients as this data is very much helpful toidentify the etiology and risk factors of cancers which will improve health prevention andmanagement plans by higher authorities.