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OBJECTIVES: To summarize and provide an overview of age-specific oral cancer incidence reported in 29 population-based cancer registry in India. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Secondary data on age-adjusted rates (AARs) of incidence of oral cancer and other associated sites for all ages (0-75 years) were collected from the report of the National Cancer Registry Programme 2012-2014 in 29 population-based control registries. RESULTS: Among both males and females, mouth cancer had maximum Age adjusted incidence rates (64.8) in the central zone, while oropharynx cancer had minimum AAR (0) in all regions. CONCLUSION: Oral cancer incidence increases with age with typical pattern of cancer of associated sites of oral cavity seen in the northeast region.
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OBJECTIVES: To summarize and provide an overview of the childhood cancer incidence reported in 25 population-based cancer registries of India. METHODS: Secondary data on age-adjusted rates of cancer incidence for children (0-14 years) were collected from the report of the National Cancer Registry Programme in the year 2013. range of age-adjusted-rates per million children were tabulated for six regions of the country. RESULTS: Age-adjusted cancer incidence rates ranged from 18.6 per million to 159.6 per million for boys and 11.3 to 112.4 for girls. The highest incidence was observed for males (159.6) in Southern region of the country and the lowest in North-east in both boys (18.6) and girls (11.3). Leukemia and lymphoma were the commonest malignancies in boys whereas leukemia and brain tumors were commonest in girls. CONCLUSION: Childhood cancer incidence appears to be increasing in India.
