Table 1 Variation in data on the commonest cancers obtained from different studies conducted in specific areas of Pakistan. (n = 13)
No. | Study name | Place of origin | Year/s for which cancer incidence determined | Year in which study was published | Total number of cases in study | Commonest cancers in males | Commonest cancers in females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Badar et al. (Punjab Cancer Registry) | Lahore, Central Punjab | 2010–2012 | 2016 | 15,840 | - Prostate - Urinary bladder - Trachea, bronchus, lung - NHL - CNS | - Breast - Ovary - Corpus uteri - NHL - Cervix |
2 | Qureshi et al. (Dow Diagnostic Research and Reference Laboratory, Dow University of Health Sciences) | Karachi, Sindh | 2010–2015 | 2016 | 13,508 | - Oral cavity and lip - Non-melanoma skin cancer - Colorectum - Esophagus - Larynx | - Breast - Oral cavity and lip - Esophagus - Colorectum - Non-melanoma skin cancer |
3 | Ahmad et al. (Aga Khan University Hospital) | Karachi, Sindh | 2014 | 2016 | 10,000 | - Oral cavity - NHL - Colorectum - Stomach - Esophagus | - Breast - Esophagus - NHL - Oral cavity - Ovary |
4 | Masood et al. (Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Cancer Registry) | Lahore, Central Punjab | 1984–2014 | 2015 | 80,390 | - Head and neck - Central nervous system (CNS) - Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) | - Breast - Ovary - Cervix |
5 | Badar and Mahmood (Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre) | Lahore, Central Punjab | 1994–2012 | 2015 | 55,974 | - Liver and intrahepatic bile ducts - Lip and oral cavity - NHL | - Breast - Ovary - Lip and oral cavity |
6 | Ahmad S et al. (Ayub Medical College) | Abbottabad, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa | 2007–2012 | 2013 | 555 | - Hodgkin lymphoma - Leukemia - Prostate - Lung | - Leukemia - Breast - Lymphoma - Ovary - Stomach |
7 | Hanif et al. (Allama Iqbal Medical College) | Lahore, Central Punjab | 1997–2001 | 2009 | 1500 | - Leukemia - NHL - Lung | - Breast - Ovary |
8 | Atique et al. (Combined Military Hospital) | Multan, South Punjab | 2002–2007 | 2008 | 930 | - Leukemia - Prostate - Urinary bladder | - Leukemia - Breast - Skin |
9 | Bhurgri et al. (Aga Khan University Hospital; Zainab Punjwani Hospital and Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center) | Larkana, Sindh | 2000–2002 | 2006 | - NHL - Oral cavity - Prostate - Liver - Urinary bladder | - Breast - Oral cavity - NHL - Skin - Thyroid | |
10 | Bhurgri et al. (Aga Khan University Hospital) | Hyderabad, Sindh | 1998–2002 | 2005 | - Oral cavity - NHL - Lung - Urinary bladder - Prostate | - Breast - Oral cavity - Gall bladder - Esophagus - Cervix | |
11 | Bhurgri et al. (Aga Khan University Hospital) | Karachi, Sindh | 1998–1999 | 2002 | 11,368 | - Oral cavity - Lung - NHL | - Breast - Oral cavity - Ovary |
12 | Bhurgri et al. (Sindh Medical College, Dow Medical College and Civil Hospital, JPMC, AKUH, Liaquat National Hospital, Zainab Punjwani Hospital, National Institute of Child Health, Baqai Institute of Oncology, Lady Dufferin Hospital, College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan) | Karachi, Sindh | 1998–1999 | 2002 | 14,243 | - Lung - Oral cavity - Larynx - Prostate - Urinary bladder | - Breast - Oral cavity - Gall bladder - Cervix - Ovary |
13 | Bhurgri et al. (Karachi Cancer Registry) | Karachi, Sindh | 1995–1997 | 2000 | 4268 | - Lung - Oral cavity - Larynx - Urinary bladder - NHL | - Breast - Oral cavity - Ovary - Cervix - Esophagus |