DEVELOPMENT OF AN ATLAS OF CANCER IN PUNJAB STATE
Report for the years : 2012 - 2013
Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh
(Centre Code: 04001)
Table 4.23 (a): Summary of Number of Cancers

Year

Males

Females

Total

2012

196

252

448

2013

185

265

450

2012-2013

381

517

898

Table 4.23 (b): District-wise Distribution of Cancers (2012-2013)

Number (#) and Relative Proportion (%)

Name of District

(With District Code)

2012

2013

2012-2013

#

%

#

%

#

%

Mohali (318)

131

29.2

123

27.3

254

28.3

Patiala (317)

67

15.0

66

14.7

133

14.8

Ludhiana (309)

56

12.5

48

10.7

104

11.6

Rupnagar (307)

44

9.8

55

12.2

99

11.0

Fatehgarh Sahib (308)

33

7.4

41

9.1

74

8.2

Sangrur (316)

25

5.6

13

2.9

38

4.2

Hoshiarpur (305)

18

4.0

17

3.8

35

3.9

Gurdaspur (301)

19

4.2

14

3.1

33

3.7

SBS Nagar (306)

6

1.3

16

3.6

22

2.4

Firozpur (311)

8

1.8

10

2.2

18

2.0

Mansa (315)

9

2.0

8

1.8

17

1.9

Bathinda (314)

5

1.1

11

2.4

16

1.8

Jalandhar (304)

10

2.2

4

0.9

14

1.6

Barnala (320)

5

1.1

8

1.8

13

1.4

Amritsar (302)

5

1.1

4

0.9

9

1.0

Other Districts

7

1.6

12

2.7

19

2.1

Total Cases

448

100.0

450

100.0

898

100.0

Figure 4.23: Five Leading Sites of Cancer