Prevalence of Intestinal Helminths among Cancer Patients Who Are under Chemotherapy at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital Oncology Clinic, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 2

The distribution of different forms of cancer with respect to Hgb and BMI between the study participants.

			Stage of cancer				Hgb				BMI
			I	II	III	IV	>13 g/dl	12-13 g/dl	10-12 g/dl	<10	<18.5	18.5-24.9	25.0-29.9	30.0-34.9
1	Breast cancer	18 (43.9%)	2	4	11	1	9	3	6	—	2	11	4	1
2	AML (acute myeloid leukemia)	1 (2.4%)	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—
3	Bladder cancer	1 (2.4%)	—	—	—	1			—	1	—	—
4	Cervical cancer	3 (7.3%)	—	1	1	1	1	1		1	—	2	1	1
5	Colonic cancer	7 (17.1%)	—	5	1	1	4	1	1	1	2	2	2	—
6	Chronic LL	1 (2.4%)	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—
7	Lymphoma	2 (4.9)	—	1	1	—	1	—	—	1	—	2	—	—
8	Thyroid cancer	2 (4.9)	—		2	—	—	1	1	—	—	2	—	—
9	Hepatocellular cancer (liver)	2 (4.9)	—	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	—	2	—	—
10	Ovarian cancer	2 (4.9)	—	—	2	—	1	1	—	—	1	1	—	—
11	Lung cancer	2 (4.9)	—	1	1	—	1	—	1	—	1	1	—	—
	Total	41 (100)	2 (4.9%)	13 (31.7%)	20 (48.5%)	6 (14.6%)	17 (41.5%)	7 (17.1%)	11 (26.8%)	6 (14.6%)	7 (17.1%)	25 (61.0%)	7 (17.0%)	2 (4.9%)