?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Colorectal+Cancer+Profile+in+a+Tertiary+Care+Centre%2C+Bangalore%2C+India&rft.creator=Suryadevara%2C+S&rft.creator=Kumar%2C+VKV&rft.creator=Pampanagouda%2C+SKM&rft.creator=Arjun%2C+R&rft.creator=Deshmani%2C+V&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Introduction%3A+Colorectal+cancers+are+a+common+disease+of+oncological+practice.+A+raising+incidence+is+seen+in+Asian+population.+It+is+one+of+the+cancers+where+screening+and+early+diagnosis+are+possible.+Very+few+articles+are+there+about+the+cancer+scenario+in+India.+A+study+of+the+disease+profile+helps+in+screening%2C+early+diagnosis+and+management+of+the+disease+in+developing+countries.+Aim%3A+To+study+the+cancer+presentation+in+our+population+which+can+help+in+developing+strategies+for+better+control+of+disease.+Material+and+Methods%3A+Medical+records+of+171+patients+registered+at+Kidwai+Hospital+from+2010+to+2012+were+retrospectively+reviewed.+Data+including+age+at+presentation%2C+sex%2C+location+of+the+cancer+and+stage+at+presentation+were+analyzed.+Results%3A+The+male+to+female+ratio+was+1.26%3A1+in+rectal+cancer.+In+colon+cancer+the+ratio+was+1%3A1.3.+The+mean+age+at+presentation+was+47+years+in+males+and+51+years+in+females+in+colorectal+cancers+together.+Thirty+eight+percent+of+the+patients+were+less+than+45+years+old.+Eighty+percent+of+the+cases+were+rectal+cancers.+In+71%25+of+rectal+cancers+the+growth+was+located+within+5cm+from+anal+verge+(AV).+Stage+III+was+the+commonest+stage+of+presentation.+Abdominoperineal+resection+(APR)+was+the+commonest+surgical+procedure+done.+Inoperability+was+highest+with+lower+rectal+cancer.+Conclusion%3A+Younger+age+at+presentation%2C+low+lying+rectal+cancers+and+advanced+stage+at+presentation+were+observed+in+our+study+group+which+includes+predominantly+rural+population.+Rectal+cancers+are+the+most+common+cancers+referred+among+colorectal+cancers.+Screening+for+colorectal+cancers+and+early+evaluation+of+symptomatic+cases+need+to+be+encouraged.+Patients+should+be+educated+regarding+this.+Screening+strategies%2C+etiopathogenesis+and+genetic+abnormalities+in+colorectal+cancer+patients+need+to+be+defined+in+developing+countries.&rft.publisher=Kakkilaya+BS&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2014-05-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9729%2F1%2F2014-1-3.pdf&rft.identifier=++Suryadevara%2C+S+and+Kumar%2C+VKV+and+Pampanagouda%2C+SKM+and+Arjun%2C+R+and+Deshmani%2C+V++(2014)+Colorectal+Cancer+Profile+in+a+Tertiary+Care+Centre%2C+Bangalore%2C+India.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9729%2F