title: Cancer in Kashmir, India: burden and pattern of disease.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Incidence and prevalence of cancers differ in different regions of the world. To study the profile of different cancers in a particular cancer belt helps to know the exact incidence of different cancers in that region and their likely etiology. The aim of this study was to analyze the incidence of different cancers in Kashmir valley.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective study of patients registered at our Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) from Jan. 2009 to Dec. 2011 was carried out. All patients were histologically proven malignancies and were referred to the RCC for proper staging and treatment. All patients were properly evaluated and treated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 8648 patients were registered during this period. Esophageal cancer was the most common cancer followed by cancers of Lung, Stomach, Colorectal, Breast, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Gastro esophageal junction, Ovary, Skin, Gallbladder, Multiple Myeloma, Acute Lymphoid Leukemia, Urinary Bladder, Prostate and Hodgkin's lymphoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pattern of malignancies in valley is different from rest of the India. Gastrointestinal malignancies are the commonest malignancies in Kashmir valley followed by lung cancer in males and breast cancer in females.
authors: Department of Radiation Oncology, Regional Cancer Center, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, India. drmaliktariq@gmail.com
authors: Malik Tariq
authors: MT
authors: Rasool
authors: Mohammad Maqbool
authors: MM
authors: Lone
authors: Mohd Lateef
authors: ML
authors: Wani
authors: Fir
authors: F
authors: Afroz
authors: Saqib
authors: S
authors: Zaffar
authors: Malik
authors: M
authors: Mohib-ul Haq
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult