Research Article

Epidemiology of Cancers in Kashmir, India: An Analysis of Hospital Data

Table 2

Ten most common cancers (overall and across sex).

Sites OverallMalesFemales

Stomach 301 (18.8)Gastric230 (25.2)Colorectal115 (16.8)
Colorectal265 (16.6)Colorectal150 (16.4)Breast110 (16.1)
Lung144 (9)Lung121 (13.2)Gastric71 (10.4)
Head and neck127 (7.9)Head and neck99 (10.8)Ovary67 (9.8)
Breast110 (6.9)Oesophagus49 (5.4)Thyroid51 (7.5)
Bones89 (5.6)Bone48 (5.3)Cervix41 (6)
Thyroid73 (4.6)Urinary bladder40 (2.5)Bone41 (6)
Ovary67 (4.2)Skin28 (3.1)Head and neck28 (4.1)
Oesophagus64 (4)Thyroid22 (2.4)Uterus27 (3.9)
Urinary bladder44 (2.8)Testes15 (1.6)Lung23 (3.4)
Others 314 (19.6)Others112 (12.2)Others110 (16.1)