title: Audit of cancer patients from eastern Uttar Pradesh (UP), India: a university hospital based two year retrospective analysis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A retrospective analysis of all cancer patients attending the radiotherapy outpatient department (OPD) of a single unit during the period of January 2005 till December 2006 was conducted to know the geographical distribution and incidence of the most common cancers, their stage of presentation, treatment compliance among the patients and follow-up.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 4,484 patients were registered in the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University during the period of January 2005- December 2006; of which 1,975 registered in an individual unit were included for the retrospective analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most of the patients hailed from the various districts of UP and Bihar. Females outnumbered males with a ratio of 1.33:1. Females mostly belonged to the age group of 40-59 years; whilst males were a decade older. Major cancer sites in females were cervix and breast followed by head and neck. Leading cancer sites in males were head and neck, brain, bone, soft tissue and lung. Most of the cases presented in advanced stage of disease (74%). Squamous cell carcinoma was the most common histopathology (56%). A significant proportion of patients defaulted after undergoing preliminary investigations (16%). Only 53.9% of females and 58.5% of males took treatment out of which 68% and 63% completed the prescribed treatment. Compliance with follow-up was poor.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The outcome of this study will significantly help us to define region specific strategies needed for cancer management in eastern Uttar Pradesh.
authors.affiliation: Radiation Oncology, Clinical Fellow, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, India E-mail : moujhuri.nandi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Moujhuri
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nandi
authors.forename: Abhijit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mandal
authors.forename: Anupam Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Asthana
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005843:Geography; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D055815:Young Adult