PATTERN OF CANCER

AMONG THE PATIENTS OF THE ALLIED HOSPITAL

Abstract

Objective: To detect the types of cancer. Design: Retrospective cross sectional survey. Settings: Department of Clinical
Oncology (Liaqat Ward) Allied Hospital Faisalabad. Period: From January, 1s t 2005 to December, 31s t 2005. Materials and Methods: The
data was obtained from the hospital record and then was tabulated with respect of age, sex, and the type of cancer. This survey includes
the patients who presented in the department of oncology with one type of cancer or other. Results: A total of 1087 patients met inclusion
criteria for this survey. There were 526(48.2419%) male and 557(51.2419%) female patients, And 594 (54.65%) Urban and 493 (45.35%)
Rural patients. Out of the total 1087 patients, 201 patients (18.4219%) presented with breast cancer, 60 patients (5.579%) presented with
squamous cell carcinoma of the face and 58 patients (5.335%) were found to be suffering from brain tumor.