Profile of lung cancer in predominantly bidi smoking rural population of northern Himachal Pradesh.

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dc.contributor.authorSharma, P K
dc.contributor.authorBansal, R
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-19T04:30:44Z
dc.date.available2013-07-19T04:30:44Z
dc.date.issued2013-04
dc.description.abstractBackground. Lung cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among both genders. The histopathological patterns of lung cancer in different parts of India appear to be variable. Objective. To study the profile of lung cancer in northern Himachal Pradesh. Methods. Patients of all age groups and either gender with history and complaints suggestive of lung cancer were subjected to further investigations to study the histopathological types of lung cancer over a period of 14 months. Results. Out of 105 histopathologically confirmed patients with lung cancer (mean age 62.7±11.6 years; 96 males), 89.5% were “ever smokers” and 82.9% were “current smokers”; 92% of current smokers were bidi smokers. Most common presenting complaints were chest pain (46.7%) and cough (35.2%). Mean duration of longest presenting complaint was 64 days. The histopathological types included squamous cell carcinoma (37.1%), adenocarcinoma (36.2%), small cell carcinoma (8.6%), un-classifiable (16.2%), and other types (1.9%). Conclusions. Majority of the lung cancer patients in northern Himachal Pradesh were bidi smoking males from rural areas and the incidence of adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma is almost equal.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSharma P K, Bansal R. Profile of lung cancer in predominantly bidi smoking rural population of northern Himachal Pradesh. The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences, 2013 Apr; 55(2): 75-78.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/147343
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://medind.nic.in/iae/t13/i2/iaet13i2p75.pdfen_US
dc.subjectLung canceren_US
dc.subjectBidi smokersen_US
dc.subjectRural populationen_US
dc.subjectNorthern Himachal Pradeshen_US
dc.subject.meshAged
dc.subject.meshCohort Studies
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiology
dc.subject.meshLung Neoplasms --diagnosis
dc.subject.meshLung Neoplasms --epidemiology
dc.subject.meshLung Neoplasms --etiology
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshMiddle Aged
dc.subject.meshRural Population
dc.subject.meshSmoking --epidemiology
dc.subject.meshTobacco Products --poisoning
dc.titleProfile of lung cancer in predominantly bidi smoking rural population of northern Himachal Pradesh.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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