Thirty Years Cancer Incidence Data for Lahore, Pakistan: Trends and Patterns 1984-2014

Abstract

This research was conducted to generate trends and patterns of most common male and female cancers from<br />1984-2014 for the city population of Lahore Pakistan. Cancer incidence data gathered for different organs were<br />processed through cleaning, integration, transformation, reduction and mining for ultimate representation. Risk of<br />cancer appeared to be continuously increasing among both males and females. Overall, lymphomas and breast cancer<br />are the most common neoplasm in males and females, respectively, in Lahore with almost the highest rates in the Asian<br />Pacific region. The incidence of head and neck, brain, and lung cancers, as well as leukemia have rapidly increased<br />among males, whereas, ovarian, cervix, head and neck and lymphomas have become more common among females.<br />The present communication should be helpful for adequate strategic planning, identification of risk factors and taking<br />appropriate prevention and control measures at the national level.