Population Based Cancer Registry, Hyderabad Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences

Dr Sadashivudu Gundeti, MD, DM Principal Investigator, Associate Professor, Department of Medical Oncology

Introduction

PBCR Hyderabad was started on 1st September 2013 at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences with the goal of finding out various types of cancers and their incidence rates in Hyderabad.

Hyderabad is the capital city of newly formed Telangana state and is now the joint capital of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The Population Based Cancer Registry (PBCR) Hyderabad covers 217 sq.km with the population of 39,43,323 (2011 census) with males 20,18,575 (51%) and females 19,24,748 (49%). Most of the Population is engaged in Government sectors, Information Technology, Trade and Commerce.

Sources covered for registry operations: Government order (G.O. No: 75) by the Principal Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh was circulated on 2nd May 2014 to all the health authorities in the District. Based on the government order we approached the government and private hospitals to start the data abstraction for PBCR Hyderabad. Data is being collected from all the source hospitals, Pathology labs etc. The major data sources are Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), Mehdi Nawaz Jung Institute of Oncology (MNJIO-RCC), Indo American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute (IACC) and Yashoda Group of Hospitals etc.

Methodology to obtain Incidence Data

Government OP Block, Pathology, Radiotherapy, Labs, Investigations and Hospitals Medical Record Room Reports

Medical Records, Labs, Investigations and Private Hospitals Pathology Reports

Reports are collected Patients are referred to source Clinical Labs from labs Hospitals

Mortality Data Collection

All cause Mortality Data are collected from Department of Births and Deaths, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and the cancer deaths are shortlisted, compiled and matched with the incidence data through proper coordination with the NCRP-Bangalore.

182 Individual Registry Write-up Hyderabad Sources of Registration of Cancer Incidence Data

S. No. Name of the Hospital S. No. Name of the Hospital 1 NIMS 9 Citizens Hospital 2 MNJIO 10 Sowmya Hospital 3 IACC 11 LV Prasad Eye Hospital 4 Yashoda Group 12 Global Hospital 5 Apollo Cancer Hospital 13 Hyderabad Nursing Home 6 KIMS Hospital 14 Medwin Hospital 7 Bibi Cancer Hospital 15 Niloufer Hospital 8 Kamineni Hospital 16 Omega Hospital

PBCR Staff Senior Research Officer : Dr U. Srihari Statistician : K. Balakrishna Senior Investigator : T. Dhanunjaya Social Workers : N. Koteshwara Rao T. Vijay Kumar L. Ramesh K. Venkat Rao Data Entry Operator : R. Srividhya

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