Puri S, Ashat M, Pandey A, Goel N K, Singh A, Kaushal V
Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital Sec 32, Chandigarh, India.
Indian J Cancer. 2014 Jan-Mar;51(1):1-4. doi: 10.4103/0019-509X.134593.
To determine the socio-demographic characteristics of cancer patients.
Review of the Cancer registry, and patient interview. Information on socio-demographic profile, medical history, family history and previous treatment, if any, was retrieved from the patient. If the patient couldn't be contacted then information was taken from pathology/radiotherapy or medical records department.
A total of 684 patients participated in the study. More than 40% of males and 53.7% of females were illiterate, P < 0.05. The majority (33.5%) of participants were of low socioeconomic status. The most frequently reported cancer (ca) in males it was ca lung (40.9) and ca oesophagus (9.8). In females most common cancer were ca breast (23.9) followed by ca cervix (11.7).
确定癌症患者的社会人口学特征。
查阅癌症登记处资料并对患者进行访谈。从患者处获取社会人口学概况、病史、家族史以及既往治疗情况(如有)等信息。若无法联系到患者,则从病理科/放疗科或病历科获取信息。
共有684名患者参与该研究。超过40%的男性和53.7%的女性为文盲,P<0.05。大多数参与者(33.5%)社会经济地位较低。男性中最常报告的癌症是肺癌(40.9)和食管癌(9.8)。女性中最常见的癌症是乳腺癌(23.9),其次是宫颈癌(11.7)。