DEVELOPMENT OF AN ATLAS OF CANCER IN PUNJAB STATE
Report for the years : 2012 - 2013
Mohan Dai Oswal Multispeciality and Cancer Hospital, Ludhiana
Table 4.2 (a): Summary of Number of Cancers

Year

Males

Females

Total

2012

799

1001

1800

2013

285

356

641

2012-2013

1084

1357

2441

Table 4.2 (b): District-wise Distribution of Cancers (2012-2013)

Number (#) and Relative Proportion (%)

Name of District

(With District Code)

2012

2013

2012-2013

#

%

#

%

#

%

Ludhiana (309)

726

40.3

453

70.7

1179

48.3

Jalandhar (304)

186

10.3

6

0.9

192

7.9

Hoshiarpur (305)

113

6.3

1

0.2

114

4.7

Kapurthala (303)

60

3.3

50

7.8

110

4.5

Moga (310)

41

2.3

42

6.6

83

3.4

Amritsar (302)

38

2.1

42

6.6

80

3.3

Sangrur (316)

72

4.0

-

-

72

2.9

Barnala (320)

32

1.8

14

2.2

46

1.9

Patiala (317)

43

2.4

-

-

43

1.8

SBS Nagar (306)

43

2.4

-

-

43

1.8

Gurdaspur (301)

36

2.0

-

-

36

1.5

Fatehgarh Sahib (308)

35

1.9

-

-

35

1.4

Firozpur (311)

27

1.5

-

-

27

1.1

Bathinda (314)

25

1.4

-

-

25

1.0

Other Districts

72

4.0

29

4.5

101

4.1

Cases other than Punjab

251

13.9

4

0.6

255   

10.4

Total Cases

1800

100.0

641

100.0

2441

100.0

Figure 4.2: Five Leading Sites of Cancer