AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF NON SMALL CELL LUNG CARCINOMA AT TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, JAIPUR

Abstract

Background: Lung cancer is one of the most common cancer and leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. We study an epidemiological profile of non small cell lung carcinoma at tertiary care hospital, Jaipur.

Methods: This was a hospital based prospective and observational study carried out on Cases detected as non small cell carcinoma on histopathological examination of lung tissue biopsy of lung carcinoma patients attending OPD or hospitalized at Department of Respiratory Medicine during the year 2018-2019. Institute of Respiratory Diseases is a tertiary care center for tuberculosis and Respiratory diseases in Rajasthan.

Results: Maximum numbers of cases were seen in male gender with age group 60-69 years accounting for 21 cases while number of females of this age group was also maximum comprising of 9 cases. Maximum male cases were smokers for more than 10 years and their number was 36 out of 95 cases while maximum number of female smokers was 8 with a history of smoking less than 10 years. Males with negative history of smoking were 14 while females were 5.

Conclusion: Maximum male cases with lung carcinoma had history of smoking exposure more than 10 years as compared to females.

Keywords: Lung carcinoma, Smoking, Male