Cancer Incidence among Older Adults Aged 60 and Over in Phitsanulok Province, Thailand: Current Situation in Buddhachinaraj Phitsanulok Hospital between 2017 and 2023

Kodchakorn Thipsanthiah; Supot Kamsa-ard; Siriporn Kamsa-ard; Monthon Wattanaploy; Kodchamonnakorn Champangoen; Sandar Tin Tin

Authors

Kodchakorn Thipsanthiah Faculty of Public Health, Naresuan University
Supot Kamsa-ard คณะสาธารณสุขศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยขอนแก่น
Siriporn Kamsa-ard Faculty of Public Health, Khon Kaen University
Monthon Wattanaploy Department of Surgery, Buddhachinaraj Hospital
Kodchamonnakorn Champangoen Faculty of Public Health, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University
Sandar Tin Tin School of Population Health, University of Auckland

Keywords:

Incidence, neoplasms, epidemiology, older adults

Abstract

Cancer manifests across all age groups, but the risk increases with age. We conducted a descriptive retrospective study on the incidence of common cancers among adults aged 60 and over, who were diagnosed at Buddhachinaraj Hospital, Phitsanulok Province, between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2023. We used the medical records to identify eligible patients (n=5,282). Crude Incidence Rates (CIR) and Age-Standardized incidence Rates (ASR) were calculated, with ASR values presented alongside 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). The top three common cancers

diagnosed between 2017 and 2023 were colon cancer (ASR=11.3 per 100,000 person-years ; 95% CI: 10.48, 12.16), prostate cancer(ASR=9.1 per 100,000 person-years ; 95% CI: 8.28, 9.96), and liver and bile duct cancer (ASR=8.5 per 100,000 person-years ; 95% CI: 4.11, 5.79) cancers in males, and Breast cancer (ASR=27.2 per 100,000 person-years ; 95% CI: 26.40, 28.08), colon cancer (ASR=8.6 per 100,000 person-years ; 95% CI: 7.74, 9.42), and cervical cancer (ASR=7.7 per 100,000 person-years ; 95% CI: 6.87, 8.55) cancers in females. These findings may serve as baseline evidence to guide public health planning for cancer prevention and control among older adults.

Cancer manifests across all age groups, but the risk increases with age. We conducted a descriptive retrospective study on the incidence of common cancers among adults aged 60 and over, who were diagnosed at Buddhachinaraj Hospital, Phitsanulok Province, between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2023. We used the medical records to identify eligible patients (n=5,282). Crude Incidence Rates (CIR) and Age-Standardized incidence Rates (ASR) were calculated, with ASR values presented alongside 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). The top three common cancers

diagnosed between 2017 and 2023 were colon cancer (ASR=11.3 per 100,000 person-years ; 95% CI: 10.48, 12.16), prostate cancer(ASR=9.1 per 100,000 person-years ; 95% CI: 8.28, 9.96), and liver and bile duct cancer (ASR=8.5 per 100,000 person-years ; 95% CI: 4.11, 5.79) cancers in males, and Breast cancer (ASR=27.2 per 100,000 person-years ; 95% CI: 26.40, 28.08), colon cancer (ASR=8.6 per 100,000 person-years ; 95% CI: 7.74, 9.42), and cervical cancer (ASR=7.7 per 100,000 person-years ; 95% CI: 6.87, 8.55) cancers in females. These findings may serve as baseline evidence to guide public health planning for cancer prevention and control among older adults.

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Author Biographies

Kodchakorn Thipsanthiah, Faculty of Public Health, Naresuan University

Lecturer, Faculty of Public Health, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand

Supot Kamsa-ard, คณะสาธารณสุขศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยขอนแก่น

Assoc. Prof., Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Public Health, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

Siriporn Kamsa-ard, Faculty of Public Health, Khon Kaen University

Assoc. Prof., Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Public Health, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

Monthon Wattanaploy, Department of Surgery, Buddhachinaraj Hospital

M.D., Department of Surgery, Buddhachinaraj Hospital, Phitsanulok, Thailand

Kodchamonnakorn Champangoen, Faculty of Public Health, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University

Lecturer, School of Health Science Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Sandar Tin Tin, School of Population Health, University of Auckland

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Oxford Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

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