Abstract

Aim. The aim of this study is to investigate the demographic characteristics and survival analysis of cancer patients. Method. Three thousand four hundred and seven cases of cancer diagnosed between 2006-2011 were reviewed retrospectively from patient’s files. Results. One thousand eighty one (55.2%) patients were male and one thousand twenty six (44.8%) were female. The detected most frequent 5 types of cancers were as follow; breast (18.0%), lung (16.7%), colorectal (12.1%), gastric (9.1%), prostat (4.0%). The most frequent cancer for male were lung (26.2%), colorectal (13.5%), stomach (12.2%), prostate (7.2%) and brain (4.6%). The most frequent cancer for females were breast (39.8%), colorectal (10.4%), ovarian (5.6%), stomach (5.2%), lung (4.9%). In all cases, there were 33.4% local, 25.6% locoregional, 38.2% metastatic disease. Conclusion. The 3-year relative survival rates among patients with the most frequent cancers were breast 87%, lung 22%, colorectal 61%, stomach 38%, prostate 66%.

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