Pattern of cancers amongst patients attending Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun.

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dc.contributor.authorGaur, Dushyant Singhen_US
dc.contributor.authorKishore, Sanjeeven_US
dc.contributor.authorHarsh, Meenaen_US
dc.contributor.authorKusum, Anuradhaen_US
dc.contributor.authorBansal, Ranien_US
dc.date.accessioned2006-04-29en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-29T10:58:18Z
dc.date.available2006-04-29en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-29T10:58:18Z
dc.date.issued2006-04-29en_US
dc.description.abstractThis hospital-based study seeks to find out the most common cancers amongst the patients attending Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences (HIMS), Dehradun, situated in Uttaranchal, which has inadequate health care facilities and low socio-economical status. In our study, of the 20,247 cases reported in the pathology department from July 1996 to Dec. 2003, 18.57% cases were malignant. Male to female ratio was 1.7:1.Top five cancers in males were those of lung, larynx, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, oesophagus & stomach. Top five cancers in females were those of breast, cervix, gall bladder, ovary & oesophagus. Tobacco and alcohol related cancers predominated in males. Skin and soft tissue cancers and were also common amongst both genders. Patients mostly reported with cancers in advanced stages, which could be attributed to poor medical facilities and health awareness in this region.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Pathology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Jolly Grant, Dehradun. dugaur@yahoo.comen_US
dc.identifier.citationGaur DS, Kishore S, Harsh M, Kusum A, Bansal R. Pattern of cancers amongst patients attending Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun. Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology. 2006 Apr; 49(2): 193-8en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/73010
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijpmonline.orgen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshAged, 80 and overen_US
dc.subject.meshAlcohol Drinking --adverse effectsen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshInfanten_US
dc.subject.meshInfant, Newbornen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshNeoplasms --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshRural Populationen_US
dc.subject.meshSmoking --adverse effectsen_US
dc.titlePattern of cancers amongst patients attending Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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