Introduction

Cancer is one of the biggest burden of disease in today’s society and is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. It is the second most common disease for maximum deaths in the world, second to cardiovascular disorders.⁽¹⁾

Studies report that about 0.8 million new cancer cases are reported in India every year.⁽²⁾

An individual’s lifestyle and environment are the major determining factors of the geographical patterns of cancer.⁽³⁾ Globally, in males, lung, colorectum and stomach are the leading sites of cancers whereas in females, cancer of the breast, lungs and stomach take the lead.⁽⁴⁾

Cancer registration as defined by McLennan is a process of continuous systematic collection of data on the characteristics and occurrence of reportable neoplasms. ⁽⁵⁾ A cancer registry plays a pivotal role in any programme on cancer control.⁽⁶⁾ The control and prevention of cancers  by implementing such programs is a health priority and it includes regular data collection and analysis of cancer patients and estimation of the incidence of  cancer in different geographical areas.^(6,7) Therefore with accurate data, this registry could actually help in reducing the burden of this disease.⁽⁸⁾

With this background in mind, we conducted a study in Sawai Man Singh Hospital, a major government hospital in Jaipur, capital of Rajasthan, India on the malignancies reported in the year 2018.

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Dr Aakansha Shukla