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Background:Any tissue of the body can give rise to cancer. However, those tissues whichmultiply rapidly are at high risk of developing cancer and haematopoietic system is one of them. Neoplasmsof this system are known as leukaemia and lymphoma, according to the types of white cells involved.Study of cancer patterns in different societies, however can contribute a substantialknowledge about the aetiology of cancer. The present Study was designed and aimed to estimate the frequency of different types of leukaemia in patients admitted in Ayub Teaching hospital Abbottabad. Methods:Data from the patients admitted at oncology Department of Ayub Teaching Hospital Abbottabad from 2010 to 2015 wascollected and analysed to calculate cumulative and year-wise frequency of leukaemia and its major types. Frequency distribution with reference to gender and age was also calculated.Results: In our analysis about 16% patients had acute myelocyticleukaemiaand 32% patients had acute lymphocytic leukaemia; while chronic myeloid leukaemia outnumbered chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (11% and 3%); Hodgkin lymphoma was seen in 18% cases while Non Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) was present in 20% cases. Out of the total, 150 cases (75%) belonged to mountainous areas of Hazara, i.e., 40 cases belonged to Kohistan, another 40 cases were residents of Battagram, 45 cases belonged to hilly areas of Mansehra and 25 cases to Kaghan valley, while only 50 (25%) cases werefrom the plain areas of Abbottabad and Haripur districts, i.e., 20 and 30 cases respectively.Conclusion:Leukaemia is more common in hilly areas of Hazara, since majority of the cases belonged to well-known mountainous regions of Kohistan, Battagram, Kaghan or Mansehra and only few cases belonged to the plain areas of Abbottabad andHaripur districts
Tariq Mehmood Khan,. (2016) PATTERN OF LEUKAEMIA PATIENTS ADMITTED IN AYUB TEACHING HOSPITAL ABBOTTABAD, JOURNAL OF AYUB MEDICAL COLLEGE ABBOTTABAD, Volume 28, Issue 2.
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