Clinico-pathological profile of diagnosed patients of lung cancer with its relation to smoking habit and educational status in a medical c ollege of paschim medinipore west Bengal, india- A Tribal area prospective

Background: Lung cancer is one of the commonest and most leth al cancer throughout the world. Tobacco smoking continues to be the leading cause of lung cancer wo rldwide. An increase incidence of lung cancer has b een observed in India. Objective: The aim of this study was to find out the demograp hic and clinico-pathological profile of diagnosed lung cancer patients and its relation to smoking habit and educational status in tribal area of paschim Medinipore West Bengal, India. Materials and Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of histopathologically proven cases of lung cancer adm itted in our hospital from June 2011 to June 2014. Results: Out of 160 patients, male 140 and female 20, 88.75% were smoker and only 15% are ≤40 years of age. Smoking is the major risk factor for lung cancer .The most frequen t symptom was cough (73.75%) followed by chest pain (58.75%). The most common radiological presentation was mass lesion (66.25%).Squamous cell carcinoma was most common histopathological type followed by adenocarcinoma (51% & 31%). Poor people of tribal area who are less educated were mostly the victim of the disease . Conclusion: It was found that squamous cell carcinoma was the most frequent histopathological type. Adenocarcinoma was predominates type below 40 years and squamous cell carcinoma was more common in age group above 40 years. Smokings still remain the major risk factor. Mo st of cancer patients were less educated and were not awa re about ill effect of smoking.