Epidemiology of cancer in adolescents and young adults from a tertiary care hospital in Southern India

H S Darling; Raj Mohan; Rahul Sud

doi:10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_1185_22

Epidemiology of cancer in adolescents and young adults from a tertiary care hospital in Southern India

J Cancer Res Ther. 2023 Oct 1;19(7):2036-2044. doi: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_1185_22. Epub 2023 Apr 26.

Authors

H S Darling¹, Raj Mohan², Rahul Sud³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Oncology and Hemato-oncology, Command Hospital Air Force, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
² Department of Surgical Oncology, Command Hospital Air Force, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
³ Department of Medical Oncology, Command Hospital Air Force, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

PMID: 38376314
DOI: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_1185_22

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to analyze cancer pattern among adolescents and young adults (AYA) in a tertiary care center in South India.

Materials and methods: A retrospective study was undertaken from January 2018 to December 2021 on AYA cancer patients (aged 15-39 years).

Results: Totally, 369 cases of AYA cancers were identified for analyzing the frequency and pattern of cancer distribution. The most common cancers were breast cancer, thyroid cancer, and astrocytoma. All the cancers were more common in males than in females, except for breast, thyroid, gonadal cancers, and unspecified malignant neoplasms.

Conclusion: Cancer distribution patterns are distinct among AYA in terms of epidemiology and biology.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Breast Neoplasms*
Female
Humans
India / epidemiology
Male
Retrospective Studies
Tertiary Care Centers
Thyroid Neoplasms*
Young Adult