Profile of Cancer Patients Attending Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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https://doi.org/10.3126/njms.v7i1.43622

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Carcinoma, COVID-19, Pandemics

Abstract

Introduction: Due to the SARS COVID-19 pandemic, cancer services were suspended worldwide. The cancer patients were at high risk of getting SARS-COV-Infection due to their immunocompromised condition.

Methods: This was a single-institution retrospective quantitative study carried out from 1st May 2020 to 30th October 2020 at the Oncology Department of Manipal Teaching Hospital during the early COVID 19 pandemic for 6 months.

Results: In total 339 patients were seen in a period of 6 months. Male patients were 212 (62.5 %) and female were 127 (37.4%). The most common cancer in our study was lung 47 (13.9%), breast 32 (9.4%), colorectal 30 (8.8%), and stomach carcinoma 21 (6.2%) respectively.

Conclusion: Though in this hard time of Pandemic, there was a substantial increase in cancer patients, and all of them were managed thoroughly.

 

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Author Biographies

Rishi Kumar Sherchan, Manipal College of Medical Sciences

Lecturer, Department of Clinical Oncology

Krishna Prasad Koirala, Manipal College of Medical Sciences

Professor, Department of Otolaryngology

Ashim Batajoo, Manipal College of Medical Sciences

Resident, Department of Medicine

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Published

2022-01-31

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Sherchan, R. K. ., Koirala, K. P., & Batajoo, A. (2022). Profile of Cancer Patients Attending Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, During the COVID-19 Pandemic . Nepal Journal of Medical Sciences, 7(1), 13–17. https://doi.org/10.3126/njms.v7i1.43622

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2022)

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