Abstract

ABSTRACT:

Background: Oral Cancers are the most commonly occurring cancers which accounts upto 20 % of mortality in the world. It is a multifarious disease which threatens the immune system of body. This study evaluated the frequency and proportion of Oral Cancer and its specifications on gender.

Methods: A cross sectional survey was conducted at Public tertiary care hospital of Karachi i.e. is Jinnah postgraduate Medical Centre from 2013-2018. A data was collected from the records of oncology department. All demographic variables with ethnicities and occupation of all eligible patients were noted. All eligible participants were included which comes under the eligibility criteria. We excluded participants who were not belong to the Sindh province and referred from different hospitals of Sindh.

Results: Mainly, Oral Cancer was reported by Pakistani males. Average age of cancer patients were 50± 7. Out of all reported patients only few had a positive family history. Cigarrete and Poly ingredients i.e. Pan and Gutka were the common habits found in our setting. Buccal Cancer (38.49%) were the commonest cancer found between 2013- 2018.

Conclusion: Oral Cancers are the most prevalent and unlighted problem of health care in Pakistan.

Key words: Cancer report, Head and Neck, Karachi.