Institution-based Assessment of CancerPatients Treated by External BeamRadiotherapy in the Rural Area of Sindh, Pakistan: Five Years of Data Analysis

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WAQAR MUHAMMAD; Shahban Muhammad; Soomro Quratulain; Abro Muhammad Nawaz

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Journal: MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL OF CANCER Year:2018 | Volume:9 | Issue:3 Page(s): 217-222

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Institution-based Assessment of CancerPatients Treated by External BeamRadiotherapy in the Rural Area of Sindh, Pakistan: Five Years of Data Analysis

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WAQAR MUHAMMAD | Shahban Muhammad | Soomro Quratulain | Abro Muhammad Nawaz | Issue Writer Certificate

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Rural area

External beam radiotherapy

Socio-economic status

Headand neck cancer

Abstract

Background: Nuclear Medicine Oncology and Radiotherapy Institute Nawabshah(NORIN) is a newly established full-fledged healthcare facility for diagnosis, treatment, and research of all cancer types in Rural areas of Sindh, Pakistan. Nuclear MedicineOncology and Radiotherapy Institute Nawabshah began its radiotherapy services inJanuary 2012. We have conducted this study to assess cancer patients who registeredin the Radiotherapy Department and received External beam radiotherapy at thisinstitute in Pakistan. Methods: We gathered institution-based data on cancer incidence distributedaccording to gender, age, district, tumor location, and stage of cancer when patientsregistered in the Radiotherapy Department of the Nuclear Medicine Oncology andRadiotherapy Institute Nawabshah. In total, we included 2116 patients in this study from2012 to 2016 who received irradiation administered by a cobalt-60 machine. Results: The most common cancers were located in the head and neck region inmales and breast in females. Most patients presented to the Nuclear Medicine Oncologyand Radiotherapy Institute Nawabshah with disease Stages III and IV. Data frompatients treated by External beam radiotherapy has indicated that most were 40-85 yearsof age. The Nuclear Medicine Oncology and Radiotherapy Institute Nawabshah is locatedin Nawabshah District. Therefore, most patients who presented to this institution wereresidents of Nawabshah and neighboring districts. Conclusion: Late stage diagnosis, lack of awareness, and low Socio-economic statusin Rural areas of Sindh is of tremendous concern. The establishment of a cancerdetection campaign and initiation of a cancer control program is vital for an efficientfight against cancer.

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Retrospective Incidence Analysis of Head and Neck Cancer Patients in Rural Areas of Sindh, Pakistan

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WAQAR, MUHAMMAD, Shahban, Muhammad, Soomro, Quratulain, & Abro, Muhammad Nawaz. (2018). Institution-based Assessment of CancerPatients Treated by External BeamRadiotherapy in the Rural Area of Sindh, Pakistan: Five Years of Data Analysis. MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL OF CANCER, 9(3), 217-222. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/321242/en

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WAQAR MUHAMMAD, Shahban Muhammad, Soomro Quratulain, Abro Muhammad Nawaz. Institution-based Assessment of CancerPatients Treated by External BeamRadiotherapy in the Rural Area of Sindh, Pakistan: Five Years of Data Analysis. MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL OF CANCER[Internet]. 2018;9(3):217-222. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/321242/en

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MUHAMMAD WAQAR, Muhammad Shahban, Quratulain Soomro, and Muhammad Nawaz Abro, “Institution-based Assessment of CancerPatients Treated by External BeamRadiotherapy in the Rural Area of Sindh, Pakistan: Five Years of Data Analysis,” MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL OF CANCER, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 217–222, 2018, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/321242/en

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