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Jul 14, 2023 · Most patients were from Punjab (67.6%) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (20.2%). Breast cancer (22.2%), colorectum cancer (5.6%), leukemia (5.3%), lip and oral cavity cancer (5.3%), and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (5.1%) were the top five prevalent cancers in all age groups and sexes.
Jan 1, 2020 · Cancer Pakistan 2020 country profile. 1 January 2020. | Technical document. Download (676.4 kB)
- Gender-Wise Distribution of Top 10 Cancers
- Age-Wise Distribution of Top 10 Cancers
- Region-Wise Distribution of Cancer
- Comparing The Distribution of Patients with Previous Years
A total of 40,797 cancer cases were reported, with 23,021 (56%) being female and 17,776 (44%) being male (Fig. 1A). The most common cancer among all patients are breast cancer, accounting for 24.1% of cases, followed by oral cavity cancer (9.6%), colorectal cancer (4.9%), esophageal cancer (4.2%), liver cancer (3.9%), ovarian cancer (3.8%), central...
In this study, the patient population was stratified by age group, with 2% being children, 4% being adolescents, 20% being adults, 43% being middle-aged, and 31% being senior citizens (Fig. 2A). The most common cancers among children were central nervous system (19.6%), leukemia (18.7%), Hodgkin's disease (17.3%), kidney cancer (10.3%), orbit (9.8%...
A total of 233 cases were reported among males and 382 cases among females. The most prevalent cancer among males in Islamabad was prostate cancer (9.9%), followed by liver cancer (7.7%), oral cavity cancer (7.7%), colorectal cancer (7.3%), and lung cancer (5.3%). The prevalence of other types of cancer was less than 5.0% (Fig. 3A). Among females i...
This study also examined cancer registry data from various regions in Pakistan between 2015 and 2019. The registry data showed that 2.0% of patients were registered in Islamabad, 44.0% in Punjab during 2015–2017, 38.0% in 2018, and 40.0% in 2019. Sindh accounted for 28.0% of registries during 2015–2017, 34.0% in 2018, and 32.0% in 2019. The Khyber ...
The World Health Organization has reported a steady increase in the incidence of cancer in Pakistan. According to the present study, breast cancer (24.1%), oral cavity (9.6%), colorectum (4.9%), esophagus (4.2%), and liver cancer (3.9%) were the five most prevalent cancers.
Snapshot of the burden of cancer by populations groups (HDI, WHO or Income Levels)
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Aug 19, 2021 · In Lahore, from 2010 to 2019, 58 394 incident cases were reported, with the majority seen in females (57.1%). Adults accounted for 92.2%, adolescents 2.2% and children 5.6% of the total cases. Per 100 000 population, the age-standardised incidence rate was 103.4 for females and 65.6 for males.
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