A clinicoepidemiological profile of lung cancers in India - Results from the National Cancer Registry Programme.

ABSTRACT:

Background & objectives

Lung cancer is a significant public health concern in low- and middle-income countries such as India. The present article describes the epidemiology, and clinical profile of lung cancer in India, based on recent data from the National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP).

Methods

The latest data on lung cancer from the NCRP were collated from 28 population-based cancer registries and 58 hospital-based cancer registries across a five-year (2012-2016) reporting period.

Results

The highest age-adjusted incidence rate and mortality (AAMR) was found amongst males and females in the Aizawl district of Mizoram. A significant increase in the annual per cent change of lung cancer incidence was observed in metropolitan cities from 1982 to 2016. About one-thi

SUBMITTER: Nath A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9629535 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature