Sociodemographic Features of Cancer Patients Registered at a Single Rural Cancer Hospital in Western India

• Published in: Indian journal of medical and paediatric oncology Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 372 - 377
• Main Authors: Tanawade, Prasad Kashinath, Anap, Yogesh Shridhar, Pawar, Reshma Suraj, Kapale, Ishwari Jineshwar, Pawar, Suraj Bhaskar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: A-12, 2nd Floor, Sector 2, Noida-201301 UP, India Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd 01.05.2020; Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
• Subjects: Cancer; Cancer patients; Cancer research; Care and treatment; Esophagus; Medical records; Original Article; Sociodemographics; India; rural India; hospital-based cancer registry; demography; Cancer
• ISSN: 0971-5851; 0975-2129
• DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_227_19

Abstract Aim: The aim of the study was to know the sociodemographic features of cancer patients registered at a rural cancer hospital in Western India. Materials and Methods: The demographic and clinical data were extracted from the medical records of the newly registered patients at the cancer center in the calendar year 2018. Results: Atotal of 2813 new patients were registered who were confirmed to have a malignancy. The median age was 59 years for males and 55 years for females. Mouth, tongue, esophagus, hypopharynx, and lung were the leading five sites in men, whereas breast, cervix, ovary, mouth, and esophagus were the leading five sites in women. The proportion of cancer patients above the age of 65 years at the center was more than the other neighboring hospital-based cancer registries. The proportion of tobacco consumption in female patients was found to be higher.