Profile of Patients at a State-Run Tertiary Cancer Hospital in India: An Audit

Year 2019, Volume: 5 Issue: 3, 194 - 201, 01.07.2019

Meena Tiwari

https://doi.org/10.5455/umj.20190810072052

Abstract

Background: Decreased cancer survival in developing countries is attribute to advanced stage at diagnosis, limited access to cancer care and unaffordability of treatment. Government of National Capital Territory NCT of Delhi set up a tertiary level cancer centre in the capital of India where world class tertiary level care is offered no cost. The present study was undertaken to assess the patient demographics of the hospital and descriptive statistics evaluated to arrive at better measures for patient treatment. Materials and methods: This is a retrospective study of all the patients registered in the Hospital in 2014. Information on socio demographic, diagnosis, dietary details at the time of registration followed by clinical extent of the disease and stage was analysed. Results: A total of 6900 patients registered at the hospital in 2014. 3687 patients were found to be eligible to be included in the study. The highest number of cancer cases seen in the adult age group of 21-65 years 2717; 70% . Carcinoma breast in females 424; 11% followed by carcinoma cervix 235; 6.4% and in males. Head and neck cancers 928; 84% followed by carcinoma lung 226; 82% were common. Most common metastatic cancer at presentation was hepatobiliary 182; 64% followed by lung 173; 63% . Conclusion: 21-65 years was the most common age group for all cancers with breast cancer in females and head neck cancers in males being the commonest cancers. Hepatobiliary and lung cancers behave aggressively and are frequently metastatic at presentation in Delhi and Northern India.

Keywords

Cancer, audit, India, breast, cervix, lung

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