Open AccessPattern of Cancer in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Malwa Region of Punjab, in Comparison to Other Regions in India
Author(s) -
Ramnika Aggarwal,
Manuja,
Kewal Aditya,
Gurmohan Singh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/11171.5685
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , incidence (geometry) , bladder cancer , cancer registry , breast cancer , myeloid leukemia , disease , population , lung cancer , epidemiology , cervix , environmental health , physics , optics
Cancer pattern varies in different regions and depends on race, lifestyle and diet. There is a lack of definitive information regarding hospital-based cancer profile in Southern Punjab, which is a cotton growing area. Excess of toxins in the macro-environment is thought to be the reason for the high incidence of cancer in this area.