Two months experience on Radiation Oncology in Siriraj Hospital Bangkok, Thailand

Abstract

The most frequent cancer of this Institution was the carcinoma of uterine cervix presented at stage II and stage III in more than 80% of cases. Peak age was between 40 years and 59 years (more than 60%) and less common before 30. Radiotherapy was the first line of treatment in more than 90% of caseses as suggested by gynecolog ical tumor clinic. The result of radiotherapy in cancer cervix was encouraging as shown in the follow up clinics. In surgical tumor clinic,about 60% cases belonged to head neck region. Out of them nasopharyngeal cancer compriserd of 20%. Head neck cancer predominated male. Breast cancer comprising of 12.72% was in the second position and predominated in female. Lung cancer comprised of 7.27%. About 80% of the cases were presented at stage III and stage IV. Radiotherapy was suggested in about almost all cases but in about 50% of them radiotherapy was adjuvanted with chemotherapy.