Table 5. Age-adjusted incidence rates of leading cancers in males in Urban Kamrup District of Assam State registered between 2004 and 2005 in the PBCR.
Serial No. | Leading cancer | No. of cases | % | MR |
1 | Esophageal cancer | 239 | 18.83 | 32.55 |
2 | Hypopharyngeal cancer | 161 | 12.77 | 22.34 |
3 | Lung cancer | 94 | 7.41 | 14.78 |
4 | Tongue cancer | 83 | 6.54 | 12.16 |
5 | Oral cancer (except tongue cancer) | 68 | 5.36 | 8.73 |
6 | Tonsil cancer | 62 | 4.89 | 8.20 |
7 | Laryngeal cancer | 58 | 4.57 | 8.18 |
8 | Gastric cancer | 56 | 4.41 | 7.50 |
9 | Prostrate cancer | 36 | 2.84 | 6.69 |
10 | Non–Hodgkin's lymphoma | 31 | 2.44 | 3.45 |
All sites | 1269 | 100.00 | 172.23 |
The data are from the PBCRs of National Cancer Registry Programme of Indian Council of Medical Research. The total population in Urban Kamrup District of Assam State are 908 217, including 493 543 males.