DEVELOPMENT OF AN ATLAS OF CANCER IN PUNJAB STATE
Report for the years : 2012 - 2013
PGIMER, Chandigarh
(Centre Code: 539)
Table 4.21 (a): Summary of Number of Cancers

Year

Males

Females

Total

2012

1004

925

1929

2013

1092

954

2046

2012-2013

2096

1879

3975

Table 4.21 (b): District-wise Distribution of Cancers (2012-2013)

Number (#) and Relative Proportion (%)

Name of District

(With District Code)

2012

2013

2012-2013

#

%

#

%

#

%

Mohali (318)

390

20.2

357

17.4

747

18.8

Patiala (317)

239

12.4

237

11.6

476

12.0

Rupnagar (307)

188

9.7

218

10.7

406

10.2

Ludhiana (309)

189

9.8

189

9.2

378

9.5

Hoshiarpur (305)

125

6.5

161

7.9

286

7.2

Sangrur (316)

114

5.9

131

6.4

245

6.2

SBS Nagar (306)

89

4.6

118

5.8

207

5.2

Jalandhar (304)

102

5.3

93

4.5

195

4.9

Fatehgarh Sahib (308)

89

4.6

91

4.4

180

4.5

Gurdaspur (301)

74

3.8

87

4.3

161

4.1

Bathinda (314)

60

3.1

61

3.0

121

3.0

Firozpur (311)

51

2.6

55

2.7

106

2.7

Mansa (315)

36

1.9

54

2.6

90

2.3

Amritsar (302)

41

2.1

43

2.1

84

2.1

Barnala (320)

38

2.0

24

1.2

62

1.6

Kapurthala (303)

28

1.5

34

1.7

62

1.6

Moga (310)

25

1.3

37

1.8

62

1.6

Muktsar (312)

24

1.2

27

1.3

51

1.3

Other Districts

27

1.4

29

1.4

56

1.4

Total Cases

1929

100.0

2046

100.0

3975

100.0

Figure 4.21: Five Leading Sites of Cancer