Trends and Analysis of Cancer Incidence for Common Male and Female Cancers in the Population of Punjab Province of Pakistan during 1984 to 2014

Abstract

, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL, 9.53%) were found to be the highest in male patients, whereas breast cancer (46.7%), ovary tumors (6.80%), and cervix (6.31%) cancer incidence rates were observed to be the most common in female patients. The age range distribution of diagnosed and treated patients in conjunction with the percentage contribution of cancer patients from 15 different cities of Punjab province treated at the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Oncology, Lahore are also included. Leukemia was found to be the most common cancer for the age group of 1-12 years. It has been identified that the maximum number of diagnosed cases were found in the age range of 51-60 years for males and 41-50 years for female cancer patients. Conclusions: Overall cancer incidence of the thirty years demonstrated that head and neck and breast cancers in males and in females respectively are the most common cancers in Punjab province in Pakistan, at rates almost the highest in Asia, requiring especial attention. The incidence of brain, NHL, and prostate cancers among males and ovarian and cervix cancers among females have increased rapidly. These data from a major population of Punjab province should be helpful for implementation of appropriate planning, prevention and cancer control measures and for determination of risk factors within the country.

Cancer and how the patients see it; prevalence and perception of risk factors: a cross-sectional survey from a tertiary care centre of Karachi, Pakistan

“…This is the reason why we found that after breast cancer, the most commonly reported cancer was head and neck which are strongly linked to consumption of smokeless tobacco. This was also reported previously from registry of province of Punjab, Pakistan [18].…”

Cancer prevalence in Pakistan: meta-analysis of various published studies to determine variation in cancer figures resulting from marked population heterogeneity in different parts of the country

“…Variations in the cancer data obtained from various studies conducted in different parts of the country are shown in Table 1 and appear to be quite marked and significant. The data for analyzing the prevalence and heterogeneity of specific types of cancer was obtained from 13 studies of which 5 were from Karachi [ 1 , 6 , 7 , 15 ], 4 from Lahore [ 4 , 5 , 14 ], and 1 each from the Hazara Division in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Multan Division in Punjab, Larkana Division in Sindh, and Hyderabad Division in Sindh, respectively [ 2 , 3 , 9 , 10 ].…”

Cancer incidence in northern Thailand: Results from six population‐based cancer registries 1993–2012

“…A cancer surveillance programme, built around a PBCR, has a major role in informing the initial phases of a national cancer control plans, monitoring progress and evaluating the implementation of specific cancer control policies . Indeed, registry data have been central in assessing the magnitude of the cancer problem in support of the cancer control program in a number of countries in social and economic transition . Thailand launched its second NCCP in 2013 covering the period 2013–2017 .…”

“…[17][18][19] Indeed, registry data have been central in assessing the magnitude of the cancer problem in support of the cancer control program in a number of countries in social and economic transition. [20][21][22][23][24] Thailand launched its second NCCP in 2013 covering the period 2013-2017. 25 The NCCP comprises a number of interlinked strategies, including cancer informatics, primary prevention, secondary prevention, tertiary prevention and treatment, palliative care, as well as cancer control research and capacity-building.…”