DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2023.v11i09.005

Pages: 1614-1619

Introduction: Cancer is the second leading cause of death and disability around the world. In developing countries, the problem of cancer is a substantial issue. Cancers like lung, stomach, breast, cervix etc. are more prevalent among socially disadvantaged populations. Globally, cancers in all forms are causing about 12% of all deaths. The aim of this study was to determine the demographic profile and survival of cancer patients in a tertiary care hospital. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study and was conducted in the Department of Oncology of North East Cancer Institute (NECI), Sylhet, Bangladesh during the period from January 2023 to June 2023. Age and sex related data of 1594 patients were collected by reviewing hospital records of diagnosed and treated cancer patient in North East Cancer Institute (NECI) from January 2016 to December 2020. Results: Majority of our patients were aged ≥ 45 years old and most of our participants were male (57.15%). The number of patients was decreased in 2020, and among 1594 registered patients only 1073 (67.31%) patients responded to our phone calls. And among the patients who responded (1073) to our phone call out of them 336 (31.31%) patients were survived and 737(68.69%) patients died. The patient who survived 336 (31.31%) among them majority were suffering from Head & Neck (14.35%), Breast (5.87%), Cervix (2.89%) cancer and patients of other type of cancer survived (8.02%). Conclusion: An increased trend of cancer is found in the older people of Bangladesh and it is more prevalent leading among the male. Though Head & Neck cancer is more prevalent in our study this result cannot be extrapolated to the entire nation.