UICC World Cancer Congress 2006

Objective: The present study was a one time study conducted in northern part of Kerala to know the incidence of various cancers in the area.

Methods: Three different districts were selected to know the difference of incidence rates in these areas. The data from January 2001 to December 2001 was collected. The methodology used was as the same methodology used for population based cancer registry operation. A standard caner registry proforma was used to collect the data.

Results:

Knowledge regarding the incidence of cancer is very essential in implementing control strategies and prevention programmes in any area. There is no population based cancer registries in the northern part of Kerala. There are registries in the southern part of Kerala and there is difference between the tobacco habit in the southern and northern part of Kerala. The crude incidence rate for lung cancer for men was 23/100,000 population and 2.4/100,000 for females. Among females the prevalence of tobacco smoking habit is negligible. Mouth cancer ranks the fourth position in females. The rate was 5.5/100,000. Among females, tobacco chewing habit was high when compared to males. Among men mouth cancer incidence rate was 4.2/100,000.