title: Cancer patterns in Nainital and adjoining districts of Uttarakhand: A one year survey.
abstract: A survey was conducted to determine the cancer profile in Nainital and adjoining districts of Uttarakhand. Epidemiological information was collected from the records of patients with confirmed cancer cases. A total of 354 cases were studied for the year 2010. Lung cancer was found to be leading cancer type (17.23%) overall. Breast cancer was most prevalent in females (22.29%) followed by cervical (14.86%) and ovarian cancers (13.51%). Men were mainly suffering from tobacco- and alcohol-related cancers, e.g., lungs (26.21%), larynx (11.16%), oropharynx (9.7%), oral cavity (6.79%), and esophagus (6.79%). Cancers of unknown primary site (1.41%) were also detected.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Allied Health (Paramedical) Services, Education and Training, Haldwani, Uttarakhand, India .
authors.forename: Arundhati
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bag
authors.forename: Sarita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rawat
authors.forename: Nirdosh Kumar
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Pant
authors.forename: Narayan Singh
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Jyala
authors.forename: Abhishek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Kailash Chandra
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Pandey