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Abstract
Background: To retrieve all diagnosed cancer
cases during the past four years (2014-2017) in
Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi, and categorize
them by organ sites affected/ topographically, to
determine cancers with the highest prevalence in our
part of the world.
Materials & Methods: A hospital registry-based
retrospective study was undertaken in the
Department of Pathology of Benazir Bhutto
Hospital, Rawalpindi. All diagnosed cases of cancer
for the past four years that had been histologically
confirmed, were retrieved. The cancer cases thus
obtained were then classified topographically,
according to the International classification of
diseases for oncology. The data obtained was then
analyzed using SPSS v.23 into percentage
frequencies and ranked with respect to gender, and
presented using tables and figures.
Results: Urinary Bladder, Breast, Prostate, Skin,
Kidney, Colorectum, Cervix, Esophagus, Uterus and
Vulva were in descending order the 10 leading sites
overall.
Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder emerged as the
leading cancer in males, comprising 30.7% of male
cases, followed by Prostate (24.7%), Skin (16.3%),
Colorectum (5.6%), Kidney (5.6%) and Stomach
(2.4%).
The most common site of cancer in females was
Breast (36.2%), followed in decreasing order by
Cervix (8.6%), Kidney (7.6%), Urinary Bladder (7.1%),
Skin (7.1%), and Esophagus (6.2%).
Conclusion: In conclusion, the cancer pattern
revealed by this study provides valuable leads to
cancer epidemiology in the region. The two most
common cancer sites in males were urinary bladder
(30.7%) and prostate (24.7%), whereas in females
they were breast (36.2%) and cervix (8.6%).
Key Words: Tumor registry; Cancer pattern