The relationship of age, sex and marital status with the prevalence of cancer in the patients visiting Nishter hospital, Multan, Pakistan. | [Pakistan Journal of Zoology • 2004]

Author(s):

1. Tasawar Hussain Khan: Institute of Pure & Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

2. Shagufta Iqbal: Institute of Pure & Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

3. Muhammad Akram: Department of Statistics, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

4. Aftab Shabbir Warriach: Medical Unit, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Abstract:

On the basis of age and marital status data collected from Nishter Hospital Multan during the year 2000, cancers patients (n=1389) of both sexes (male = 691; female =698) were divided into seven age groups ranging from >2 to 10 to 20 to >30 >30 to 50 to 60. These patients were found to have 89 different types of cancers, the most prevalence being breast cancer (14.2%) followed by lymphoma (10.2%) and liver cancer (5.4%). The prevalence of cancer was similar in male and female (male = 49.8±1.3%; female=50.2±1.3%; P>0.05). It was however, higher (P60 years (26.0±0.02) and it was less prevalent in age group of

Page(s): 53-57

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Published: Journal: Pakistan Journal of Zoology, Volume: 36, Issue: 1, Year: 2004

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