ANALYSIS OF PREVALENCE OF GYNAECOLOGICAL CARCINOMAS IN FEMALES OF SOUTH PUNJAB, PAKISTAN: 2012 TO 2017

Introduction: A human body is made up of a millions of cells, cancer is a disease that starts within one of these cells and starts to slowly penetrate into the rest of the body through these cells. Majority of the time there is a fix amount of cells in a specific place. Objectives of the study: The basic aim of the study is to analyze the prevalence of gynaecological carcinomas in females of South Punjab, Pakistan during 2012 to 2017. Methodology of the study: This study was conducted at Nishtar hospital, Multan during 2012 to 2017. This was done with the permission of ethical committee of hospital and with the permission of patients. Total number of participants from 2012 to 2017 was 1323 (females) which belongs to different parts of southern Punjab. Results: Studies have shown that with the passage of time prevalence of gynecological carcinomas is increasing in the world. On the other hand, the death rate in Pakistani woman due to prevalence of gynecological carcinomas has been doubled in the last decade. The main reason behind this is the fact that more than 70% of cancer patients report with very advanced stage of malignancy. Conclusion: After going through the above data it can be easily concluded that prevalence of gynecological carcinomas is increasing in Pakistan and something needs to be done about it. Hence, over the last few years this is the cause of the high charge per unit of mortality in Pakistan. Key words: Cancer, Prevalence, Malignant, Tumo