Open AccessEpidemiology of cancer in young in central India: An analysis of rural cancer hospital data
Author(s) -
Novak Gupta,
Prakash Chitalkar,
Rahul Mishra,
Ankur Punia
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
south asian journal of cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-4306
pISSN - 2278-330X
DOI - 10.4103/sajc.sajc_132_17
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , epidemiology , malignancy , medical record , head and neck cancer , prospective cohort study , epidemiology of cancer , head and neck , pediatrics , surgery , breast cancer
Cancers in teenage and young adults (TYAs), though an increasing cause of mortality in our country, have been scarcely studied. The lack of studies of TYAs can significantly affect the outcomes of the youth in the prime of their lives.