Prevalence of head and neck cancers in three north coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh: A retrospective study
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https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbr.v11i02.5359Keywords:
Head and Neck cancers, oral cavity malignancies, tongue, RMT, palateAbstract
Aim: An audit of head and neck cancer cases is a need based study to find its prevalence in three north eastern districts in Andhra Pradesh.
Materials and Method: This is an institutional retrospective study analysis which was done Mahatma Gandhi Cancer Institute, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India from 1st January 2012 to 30th July 2018. Total cases operated at the centre were 8446 out of which 2586 cases are head and neck cancer.?
Results: Prevalence of head and cancer in our 7 years study contributes around 30.61%. Highest prevalence is seen in Visakhapatnam district [39%] followed by Vizianagaram [34.1%]. Males are more affected for head and neck cancers than females contributing for around 63.15% followed by females, which is around 36.85%. Oral cavity malignancies contribute to about 60.8% out of all head and neck cancers cases followed by pharynx which is around 16.2%. The least affected is the RMT which is around 0.1%. Tongue cancers are more commonly affected which is around 25.3% followed by palate which is 17.9%. People with age >50 years are more affected for head and neck cancers contributing for around 53.5% and least is seen in people with age <20 years which is around 0.9%.?
Conclusion: The retrospective study hopes to quantify and analyse the spectrum of head and neck cancers in Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts of Andhra Pradesh. A tremendous effort is needed to identify its prevalence and incidence, generate awareness and establish screening, prevention and intervention modalities to meet this challenging statistical analysis.
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