Abstract
The Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust has been operational, since February 1990. The first Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center (SKMCH&RC) started functioning in Lahore on December 29, 1994. SKMCH&RC, Peshawar, started its operation in December 2015. The study aimed to give an overview of the cancer cases registered at SKMCH&RC over 28 years. This study comprised patient data entered into the hospital information system after registration at the centers affiliated with the trust. The malignancies were stratified according to sex and age category (children [≤18 years] and adults [>18 years]). Neoplasms of the breast, lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract, and lip and oral cavity were prevalent in all ages and both sexes combined; in adult females, neoplasms of the breast, ovary and uterine adnexa, and lip and oral cavity; in adult males, lower GI system, prostate, and lip and oral cavity; and in children, Hodgkin lymphoma, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma were predominant. Cases registered in a hospital-based registry are important. When combined with information from other facilities, they can estimate population-level statistics. This can improve cancer surveillance in the country for effective disease prevention, control, and management.
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