European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

A DESCRIPTIVE HOSPITAL BASED OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF REPRODUCTIVE CANCER PATIENTS IN TELANGANA REGION

G. Meghana, Y. Sneha Priya, B. Pratap Reddy, K. V. Raghavaiah, D. Sudheer Kumar and P. Kishore*

ABSTRACT

Cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing and developed countries. A prospective observational study was conducted in 2 private hospitals in Telangana state; in a period of February to September 2017. Cancer patients who are suffering with reproductive cancers and who were admitted into the department of oncology were enrolled in the study. A total of 305 cancer patients; among them 295 patients are females and 10 patients are males. Majority of the cancer cases are of breast cancer followed by cervical cancer. Penile cancer is seen in males. Mostly, the duration of symptoms is for 6 months. In our study, there was lack of awareness on cancer and its screening techniques which became the cause for late detection of cancer. The commonly used treatment modality was concomitant use of chemotherapy and radiation therapy except for breast cancer. Breast cancer patients were treated with 8 cycles of chemotherapy followed by radiation. Treatment was given as per NCCN guidelines. Majority of the metastasis cases were seen in patients with breast cancer and liver was the major site for metastasis.

Keywords: Cancer, Metastasis, Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, NCCN Guidelines.