Abstract

Background: Cancer is a chronic disease, its prevalence is increasing worldwide due to various advances exist for,the diagnosis and treatment. Cancer occurs as a result of unusual growth of cells and invasion of nearby tissue and,organs. At present, cancer is the second leading cause of death. Cancer distribution has a wide variation in different,parts of the world. Objectives: To observe the pattern of different types of Cancer, Age and Gender wise distribution of,common cancer in newly registered cancer patients at Cancer Treating Institute.
Materials and Methods: This crosssectional,study conducted in newly registered cancer patients at D.B. Tejani Cancer Institute, Surat. Total 690 patients,purposively selected from December 2015 to January 2016.
Results: The most common sites of cancer in decreasing,order were oral cavity (19%), female genital tract (15.1%), breast cancer (14.5%), gastrointestinal tract (11.3%),,lympho-hematopoietic system (9.9%), respiratory tract (5.6%), and others. In less than 14 years, lymphatic leukemia,was found to be the most common cancer in boys and ovarian cancer (25%) among girls. Conclusion: Tobacco-related,cancer was more common among more than 15-year-old males, while breast cancer was the most common type of,cancer in females.