Bajwa MH, Tahir A, Manzoor I, Khan S, Bakkar MA, Mubashir MW, Ahmed T, Mohsin W, Malik SS, Faizan M.
Epidemiological Distribution of Pediatric Oncology in Lahore, Pakistan.
Biomedica Jan ;33(4):291-5.

Background & Objective: Globally incidence of cancer in pediatric population is increasing day by day. Among all pediatric malignancies leukemia shows the highest trend. The main objective of this study was to assess the person, place and time distribution of pediatric oncology in Lahore, Pakistan. Methods: It was a cross-sectional study conducted In Children Hospital, Lahore, between January to July, 2017. A sample of 294 children suffering from different types of malignancies was collected through Non probability, Consecutive sampling technique. The data was collected using close ended questionnaires through interview techniques. Descriptive statistics were calculated and presented. Results: Highest number of malignancies was reported among age group of 1 ? 5 years which is 46.9%. Gender distribution showed male predominance as 61% were males and 39% were females. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (53.7%) and Wilm?s tumor (11.9%) was the most prevalent cancer. Mean number of cancer patients that visited Children Hospital during January 2017 to June 2017 is 248.6 ± 28.5. Conclusion: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Wilm?s tumor is the most prevalent cancer in all age groups, being greatest among early childhood years (1-5) affecting more males than females.

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