An analysis of cancer patients who were admitted to hospitals in National Capital Territory, Delhi

Abstract

 India is now in the epidemiological transition stage of having to face the challenge of increasing number of both communicable and non-communicable diseases burden. Recently cancers have become the second most fatal disease among the non-communicable diseases category next only to cardiovascular diseases. Cancer affects all age groups and both sexes with a high mortality rate and low survival rate. The process of continuously gathering epidemiological data on reportable neoplasms in a systematic manner with the aim of assisting in the evaluation and management of the impact of malignant disease in the community is known as cancer registration. Hospital-based and population-based cancer registries are the two primary categories of cancer registries. While Hospital-Based Cancer Registries (HBCRs) seek to improve cancer treatment, Population-Based Cancer Registries (PBCRs) seek to identify all cancer cases that occur in a specific population. A report on different hospitals based on data regarding cancer patients from 2017 to 2020 was recently released by the Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Institute of Rotary Cancer Hospital, (AIIMS), New Delhi. The report provides detailed information on almost 13 categories of cancer management variables and traits that are specific to male and female patients. In order to comprehend the current epidemiological trend of the disease in and around Delhi, the purpose of this study is to examine the epidemiological details of cancer patients registered with the reporting hospitals in Delhi with respect to age, sex, cancer site, diagnostic techniques, preferred treatment, mortality, etc. among the cancer groups based on the cancer registry for the years 2017–2020.