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Abstract
Cancer is predicted to be a progressively vital reason behind morbidity and mortality in the next few decades, in all regions of the world. In Bangladesh, about 150781 new cancer cases occur in 2018 and caused about 108137 deaths. Stomach and colon cancer have 6.3% and 2% of the total cancer deaths in Bangladesh. However, to the best of knowledge, no study has been conducted in Bangladesh on the survival probabilities of stomach and colon cancer patients. Therefore, we aimed to conduct a study on the survival probabilities of stomach and colon cancer patients with respect to sex, age, and body mass index. Only sixty-five patients with stomach or colon cancer from the eight divisional cities in Bangladesh were observed. A non-parametric, Kaplan-Meier product limit estimate for survival probabilities was utilized in this study. Less median survival time for female patients (22 months) than for males (31 months) was found. Almost similar patterns were observed for patients older than 45 years compared to younger patients and overweight patients. Taken together, this study suggests that male, younger and healthy weight patients’ survival probabilities are higher than female, older and overweight patients respectively. To avoid these kinds of diseases and increase survival probabilities, we should always take a balanced diet and doing exercise regularly to keep a healthy weight. Government and non-government organizations need to take proper steps to create awareness levels among the people as well.
 Asian J. Med. Biol. Res. March 2020, 6(1): 123-129
Highlights
IntroductionReferred to as malignancy, is an abnormal growth of cells. Cancer is the leading reason for death in economically developed countries (World Health Organization, 2008) and the second leading reason behind death in developing countries and is predicted to be a more and more important reason behind morbidity and mortality within the few decades, in all regions of the world
Cancer, referred to as malignancy, is an abnormal growth of cells
We found a total of 65 stomach and colon cancer patients during October 2018
Summary
Referred to as malignancy, is an abnormal growth of cells. Cancer is the leading reason for death in economically developed countries (World Health Organization, 2008) and the second leading reason behind death in developing countries and is predicted to be a more and more important reason behind morbidity and mortality within the few decades, in all regions of the world. In economically developing countries the burden of cancer is increasing as a result of population aging and growth likewise as, increasingly, an adoption of cancer‐associated lifestyle choices including smoking, physical inactivity, and “westernized” diets (Jemal et al, 2011). In Bangladesh, about 150781 new cancer cases occur in 2018 and caused about 108137 deaths. Lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer (11.6% of the total cases) and the leading reason behind cancer death (18.4% of the total cancer deaths), followed by colorectal cancer (9.2%), stomach cancer (8.2%), and liver cancer (8.2%) (Jemal et al, 2011) wherein Bangladesh stomach and colon cancer have 6.3% and 2% of the total cancer deaths with incidence rates of 4.8% and 1.8% respectively (Bray, 2018). Over 65% of deaths from cancer occurred in elderly patients aged 65 years or more (Ferlay et al, 2004). A very large difference in prognosis has been observed between the elderly and younger patients
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