Gan, Daniel E. H. and Bustam, Anita Z. (2024) Cancer trend and radiotherapy utilization at a tertiary academic hospital in Malaysia. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics, 20 (1). pp. 358-362. ISSN 0973-1482, DOI https://doi.org/10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_1953_22.
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Aims: To determine the trend of cancer cases referred to the Department of Clinical Oncology in UMMC in terms of patient volumes over a period of 10 years. To define the stage at presentation of the top five cancers in males and females, respectively. To determine the overall radiotherapy utilization rates. Methods and Material: This is a retrospective analysis of all new cases seen at the Department of Clinical Oncology, University of Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), from the year 2009 to 2018 inclusive. The top five cancers in males and females were defined in terms of patient volumes and stage at presentation. The overall actual radiotherapy utilization rates were determined. Results: A total of 12,672 patients were included for analysis. A total of 62.9% of the cases were females and 37.1% were males. The median age of presentation was 59 years old. Breast cancer was the most common cancer, followed by colorectal, lung, thyroid, and prostate cancer. The most common presenting stage was stage 4. The overall actual radiotherapy utilization rate (aRTU) was 40.1%. Curative intent makes up 74.3% of radiotherapy and 66.6% of chemotherapy utilization. Conclusions: The cancer distribution and trends among our patients are comparable with national and regional data. The overall actual radiotherapy utilization rate in the UMMC was lower than the estimated optimal rate of 53% but higher than the actual rate of 28% for Malaysia. This study provides valuable insight into current cancer trends and treatment demands to facilitate service planning.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Cancer trend; developing country; radiotherapy utilization |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Divisions: | Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Nov 2024 04:16 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Nov 2024 04:16 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/45853 |
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