Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Cancer causes 12 percent of annual deaths in Bangladesh, says a BSMMU study. It records 53 new cases per lakh annually. Findings were presented at an event at the BSMMU's Super Specialised Hospital on Saturday (February 1) by principal investigator Md Khalequzzaman.
Conducted in Hossainpur, Kishoreganj, data collection began in July 2023 via face-to-face interviews using a web-based registry. Follow-ups started in July 2024. Cancer prevalence was 106 cases per lakh-118 per 100,000 males and 96 per 100,000 females.
Among 201,668 participants from 46,631 households, researchers identified 38 cancer types. The five most common were breast (16.8%), lip and oral cavity (8.4%), stomach (7.0%), larynx (7.0%), and cervix (5.1%). ...