AARJMD

VOLUME 1

ISSUE 22

(JUNE 2014)

ISSN : 2319 - 2801

A Peer Reviewed International Journal of Asian

Academic Research Associates
AARJMD
ASIAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH
JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY

TOBACCO RELATED CANCERS IN KAMRUP URBAN DISTRICT: PATTERN&

INCIDENCE (REPORT FROM POPULATION BASED CANCER
REGISTRY GUWAHATI)
JAGANNATH DEV SHARMA*; DEBANJANA BARMAN**; ARPITA SHARMA***;
AMAL CHANDRA KATAKI****
*Head, Department of Pathology, Dr B Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati-, Assam
**Medical Research Officer, Population Based Cancer Registry- Guwahati (Kamrup Urban District ),
Dr B Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati-, Assam

***Computer Programmer, Population Based Cancer Registry- Guwahati (Kamrup Urban District ),
Dr B Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati-, Assam
****Director, Dr B Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati-, Assam

Abstract
Background
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) launched National Cancer Registry
Programme(NCRP) in 1982 to measure the burden of cancer in India & pattern. No data on
cancer was available till 2001from NE-region when the Development of an Atlas of Cancer
in India a WHO-sponsored ICMR project started in the Department of Pathology of Dr. B.
Borooah Cancer Institute(BBCI). The relatively high frequency of microscopically diagnosed
cancer cases observed in this later project was the reason for commencing Population Based
Cancer Registry (PBCR) in Kamrup Urban District of North Eastern Region of India from
2003. The incidence and relative proportion of specific sites of cancer associated with the use
of tobacco varies according to the type of tobacco and the manner of its consumption. TRCs
are important to implement cancer control activity in the population The aim of this study is
to highlight the incidence and pattern of TRCs in PBCR- Guwahati and compare these with
those of other registries of India.
Methods and materials:-Cancer is not notifiable in India, so method of collecting
information on cancer was active with voluntary participation of different sources including
major hospitals, diagnostic centers, state referral board and birth and death registration
centers within registry area.
Results: - The Three year report (2009-2011) of PBCR-Guwahati shows incidence and
pattern of tobacco related cancer in Kamrup Urban District. About 40% of all cancers are
tobacco related. TRC of Kamrup Urban District comprised 49.1% of cancers in males and
25.7% of cancers in females.
Conclusions:- Tobacco is the single most important cause of preventable cancer death
globally. Prevention of tobacco-habits and early detection of these cancers are most important
strategy in cancer control.

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