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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2017; 06(04): 180-182
DOI: 10.4103/sajc.sajc_263_16
Original Article : Pediatric and Adolescent Cancers

Adolescents and young adults: A study of distribution of cancer at ages 15–39 years in a tertiary care hospital from North India: Epidemiological considerations

Neha Kakkar
Department of Radiotherapy, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
,
Ajay Gupta
Department of Radiotherapy, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
,
Neeraj Kumar Sharma
Department of Urology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
,
Prachi Agarwal
Department of Radiotherapy, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
,
Jaspreet Kaur
Department of Radiotherapy, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
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Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to analyze cancer pattern among adolescents and young adults (AYA) in a tertiary care center in North India. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study from January 2011 to December 2014 was undertaken on AYA cancer patients (aged 15–39 years). Results: Totally 1077 cases of AYA cancers were identified for analyzing the frequency and pattern of cancer distribution. The most common cancer was head and neck (32%) followed by breast (14.2%). The distribution pattern was observed to be varying in different age groups with lymphoma, leukemia, bone tumors, and sarcomas in adolescents while carcinomas being more frequent in young adults. Conclusion: Cancer distribution patterns are distinct among AYA in terms of epidemiology and biology.

Key words

Adolescents - carcinoma - epidemiology - sarcoma - young adults


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Article published online:
22 December 2020

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