Cutaneous Malignancy due to Arsenicosis in Bangladesh: 12-Year Study in Tertiary Level Hospital

Table 5

(a) History of arsenic associated malignancy in the worst affected districts

	Name and % of affected area	Basal Cell Carcinoma				Squamous Cell Carcinoma				Melanoma				Merkel Cell Carcinoma				Total
		(BCC)				(SCC)								(MCC)
		Male		Female		Male		Female		Male		Female		Male		Female
		N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
WORST AFFECTED DISTRICTS	Chandpur (90%)	20	2.08	4	0.42	23	2.4	16	1.67	1	0.1	2	0.21	-	-	1	0.1	67	6.98
	Munshiganj (83%)	12	1.25	3	0.31	8	0.83	4	0.42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	27	2.81
	Gopalganj (79%)	15	1.56	7	0.73	10	1.04	12	1.25	1	0.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	4.69
	Brahmanbaria (70%)	13	1.35	17	1.77	11	1.15	6	0.63	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47	4.90
	Jhenaidah (69%)	16	1.67	10	1.04	3	0.31	1	0.10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	3.13
	Madaripur (69%)	12	1.25	4	0.42	23	2.4	17	1.77	3	0.31	1	0.1	-	-	-	-	60	6.25
	Noakhali (69%)	13	1.35	11	1.15	6	0.63	8	0.83	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0.1	39	4.06
	Satkhira (67%)	8	0.83	6	0.63	5	0.52	4	0.42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	2.40
	Comilla (65%)	17	1.77	10	1.04	13	1.35	11	1.15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	51	5.31
	Faridpur (65%)	4	0.42	5	0.52	9	0.94	5	0.52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	2.40
	Shariatpur (65%)	14	1.46	11	1.15	14	1.46	3	0.31	2	0.21	1	0.1	-	-	-	-	45	4.69
	Lakshmipur (64%)	12	1.25	13	1.35	9	0.94	6	0.63	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	4.17
	Pabna (62%)	18	1.88	7	0.73	6	0.63	7	0.73	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	38	3.96
	Meherpur (60%)	6	0.63	5	0.52	11	1.15	7	0.73	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	29	3.02
	Bagerhat (60%)	12	1.25	6	0.63	10	1.04	12	1.25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	4.17
	Natore (58%)	14	1.46	13	1.35	6	0.63	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	33	3.44
	Total	206	21.46	132	13.76	167	17.42	119	12.41	7	0.72	4	0.41	-	-	2	0.2	637	66.35

(b) History of arsenic associated malignancy in the least affected districts

		BCC				SCC				Melanoma				MCC				Total
		Male		Female		Male		Female		Male		Female		Male		Female
		N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
LEAST AFFECTED DISTRICTS	Thakurgaon	6	0.63	11	1.15	3	0.31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	2.08
	Panchagarh	5	0.52	9	0.94	4	0.42	1	0.10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	1.98
	Nilphamari	13	1.35	6	0.63	4	0.42	8	0.83	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	31	3.23
	Lalmonirhat	6	0.63	10	1.04	2	0.21	4	0.42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	2.29
	Patuakhali	7	0.73	3	0.31	1	0.10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	1.15
	Barguna	2	0.21	9	0.94	1	0.10	4	0.42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	1.67
	Barisal	6	0.63	10	1.04	-	-	3	0.31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	1.98
	Chuadanga	7	0.73	9	0.94	3	0.31	1	0.10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	2.08
	Jessore	10	1.04	9	0.94	-	-	5	0.52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	24	2.50
	Feni	13	1.35	11	1.15	10	1.04	8	0.83	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	42	4.38
	Khulna	4	0.42	6	0.63	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	1.04
	Magura	9	0.94	13	1.35	3	0.31	2	0.21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	27	2.81
	Narail	11	1.15	8	0.83	4	0.42	5	0.52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	28	2.92
	Rajbari	2	0.21	6	0.63	9	0.94	6	0.63	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	23	2.40
	Pirojpur	1	0.10	3	0.31	2	0.21	5	0.52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	1.15
	Total	102	10.64	123	12.83	46	4.79	52	5.41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	323	33.65