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Journal of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics | Volume: 3
July 23-25, 2018 | Moscow, Russia
12
th
World Cancer Congress
Cancer Prevalence and its associated factors in India: A study based on NFHS 2015-16
Shobhit Srivastava
and
Kaushalendra Kumar
International Institute for Population Sciences, India
Introduction:
AccordingtoNationalInstituteofCancerprevention
and research (NICPR), average estimated prevalence of Cancer
in India is 25 lakhs in 2010 and incidence is about 7 lakhs in the
same year, there were 5.56 lakh deaths due to Cancer.
Objective:
To investigate the factors associated with Cancer
prevalence among both men and women in India.
Data and Methods:
The study is based on data from National
Family Health Survey, round IV (2015-16) conducted by
International Institute for Population Sciences,Mumbai. Bivariate
analysis using Pearson’s Chi-square tests and all the socio-
economic, behavioural and biological predictors were further
analysedusing Poisson regressionmodels to establish association
between all independent predictors and the outcome variable.
Results:
Cancer Prevalence among women and men in India is
170 and 280 cases per lakh respectively. Among bothwomen and
menAsthmaandDiabetes emergedas themaindeterminants for
Cancer prevalence. Amongwomenwho smokes tobacco are 1.76
times significantly more likely to get Cancer (IRR = 1.76, P<0.05)
where as in case of men who smokes cigerrate 11 and above per
day are 2.65 times significantly more likely to get Cancer (IRR =
2.65, P<0.05). Among bothwomen andmenNon-vegetarian diet
emerged tobe important determinants for Cancer prevalence i.e.
(IRR = 1.58, P<0.05) for women and (IRR = 3.17, P<0.05) for men.
Among women who are exposed to Arsenic through Ground
water are 1.81 times significantly more likely to get Cancer (IRR
= 1.81, P<0.05).
Conclusion:
From the study it has been found that Asthma and
Diabetes among Biological factors and Tobacco and Alcohol
consumption, consumption of Non-vegetarian food and Arsenic
exposure (only among women) among behavioural factors are
the main determinants of Cancer prevalence among both men
and women in India
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