TY - JOUR
T1 - A Glimpse into the Epidemiology of Geriatric Cancers in India
T2 - Report from the Indian Population Based Cancer Registries
AU - Mailankody, Sharada
AU - Godkhindi, Vishwapriya Mahadev
AU - Udupa, Karthik
AU - Pai, Ananth
AU - Budukh, Atul
AU - Noronha, Vanita
AU - Prabhash, Kumar
AU - Rajaraman, Swaminathan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Introduction: Indian population is aging and the cancer rates are rising. Older adults (OAs)(≥60 years) with cancer require specialized care. However, data on geriatric cancer epidemiology is scarce. Methods: The study compiled the geriatric cancer data from the published reports(2012-2014) of Indian population-based cancer registries(PBCRs). Results: Of the 1,61,363 cancers registered in the Indian PBCRs, 72,446(44.9%) occur in OAs, with 21,805(30.1%), 18,349(25.3%), 14,645(20.2%), and 17,647(24.4%) occurring in 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, and ≥75year age groups. The truncated incidence rates for OAs are 555.9,404.5, and 481.9 for males, females, and OA populations respectively. The common cancers are lung, prostate, and esophagus cancers in males, breast, cervix, and lung in females. The overall common cancers are lung, prostate, and breast. While?>50% of the incident cases of prostate, and bladder cancers occurred in OAs, <20% of Hodgkin lymphoma and thyroid cancers occurred in OAs. OA cancer epidemiology has a regional variation, highest in South India and lowest in Western India. Conclusion: The current study quantifies the cancer burden in the Indian geriatric population. Understanding the epidemiology of geriatric cancers is vital to health program planning and implementation. Increased awareness, focused resource allocation, research, and national policies for streamlining care will all help to improve geriatric cancer outcomes.
AB - Introduction: Indian population is aging and the cancer rates are rising. Older adults (OAs)(≥60 years) with cancer require specialized care. However, data on geriatric cancer epidemiology is scarce. Methods: The study compiled the geriatric cancer data from the published reports(2012-2014) of Indian population-based cancer registries(PBCRs). Results: Of the 1,61,363 cancers registered in the Indian PBCRs, 72,446(44.9%) occur in OAs, with 21,805(30.1%), 18,349(25.3%), 14,645(20.2%), and 17,647(24.4%) occurring in 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, and ≥75year age groups. The truncated incidence rates for OAs are 555.9,404.5, and 481.9 for males, females, and OA populations respectively. The common cancers are lung, prostate, and esophagus cancers in males, breast, cervix, and lung in females. The overall common cancers are lung, prostate, and breast. While?>50% of the incident cases of prostate, and bladder cancers occurred in OAs, <20% of Hodgkin lymphoma and thyroid cancers occurred in OAs. OA cancer epidemiology has a regional variation, highest in South India and lowest in Western India. Conclusion: The current study quantifies the cancer burden in the Indian geriatric population. Understanding the epidemiology of geriatric cancers is vital to health program planning and implementation. Increased awareness, focused resource allocation, research, and national policies for streamlining care will all help to improve geriatric cancer outcomes.
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U2 - 10.31557/APJCP.2024.25.6.2011
DO - 10.31557/APJCP.2024.25.6.2011
M3 - Article
C2 - 38918663
AN - SCOPUS:85197069895
SN - 1513-7368
VL - 25
SP - 2011
EP - 2022
JO - Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
JF - Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
IS - 6
ER -
