Cancer trend and radiotherapy utilization at a tertiary academic hospital in Malaysia

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dc.contributor.authorGan, Daniel E. H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBustam, Anita Z.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-30T11:56:02Z
dc.date.available2024-11-30T11:56:02Z
dc.date.issued2024-01
dc.description.abstractAims: To determine the trend of cancer cases referred to the Department of Clinical Oncology in UMMC in terms of patient volumes over a period of 10 years. To define the stage at presentation of the top five cancers in males and females, respectively. To determine the overall radiotherapy utilization rates. Methods and Material: This is a retrospective analysis of all new cases seen at the Department of Clinical Oncology, University of Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), from the year 2009 to 2018 inclusive. The top five cancers in males and females were defined in terms of patient volumes and stage at presentation. The overall actual radiotherapy utilization rates were determined. Results: A total of 12,672 patients were included for analysis. A total of 62.9% of the cases were females and 37.1% were males. The median age of presentation was 59 years old. Breast cancer was the most common cancer, followed by colorectal, lung, thyroid, and prostate cancer. The most common presenting stage was stage 4. The overall actual radiotherapy utilization rate (aRTU) was 40.1%. Curative intent makes up 74.3% of radiotherapy and 66.6% of chemotherapy utilization. Conclusions: The cancer distribution and trends among our patients are comparable with national and regional data. The overall actual radiotherapy utilization rate in the UMMC was lower than the estimated optimal rate of 53% but higher than the actual rate of 28% for Malaysia. This study provides valuable insight into current cancer trends and treatment demands to facilitate service planning.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Clinical Oncology, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Jln Profesor Diraja Ungku Aziz, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Clinical Oncology, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Jln Profesor Diraja Ungku Aziz, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationGan Daniel E. H., Bustam Anita Z. . Cancer trend and radiotherapy utilization at a tertiary academic hospital in Malaysia. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics. 2024 Jan; 20(1): 358-362en_US
dc.identifier.issn0973-1482
dc.identifier.issn1998-4138
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/238168
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherWolters Kluwer - Medknowen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume20en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_1953_22en_US
dc.subjectCancer trenden_US
dc.subjectdeveloping countryen_US
dc.subjectradiotherapy utilizationen_US
dc.titleCancer trend and radiotherapy utilization at a tertiary academic hospital in Malaysiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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