Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with laryngopharyngeal cancers treated with concurrent chemo-radiation at a tertiary cancer care center in Northern Kerala, India during 2012-16
| Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Total | 93 (100) |
| Age group | |
| 35-44 | 6 (6) |
| 45-54 | 16 (17) |
| 55-64 | 46 (50) |
| 65 and above | 25 (27) |
| Gender | |
| Males | 89 (96) |
| Females | 4 (4) |
| Cancer site | |
| Larynx | 19 (20) |
| Hypopharynx | 20 (22) |
| Oropharynx | 54 (58) |
| Stage of primary tumor | |
| T1 | 6 (6) |
| T2 | 27 (29) |
| T3 | 48 (52) |
| T4 | 12 (13) |
| Nodal stage | |
| N0 | 26 (28) |
| N1 | 29 (31) |
| N2a | 36 (38) |
| N3 | 2 (2) |
| Dose of chemotherapy | |
| 40 mg/m2 weekly | 34 (37) |
| 100 mg/m2 weekly | 29 (31) |
| Carboplatin | 30 (32) |
| Type of radiotherapy | |
| 69.3 Gy/33 fractions | 63 (68) |
| 70 Gy/35 fractions | 29 (32) |
#Fractions of radiotherapy. CDDP=Cisplatin