Cancer Registration in Nepal: Current Status and Way Forward

Authors

  • Gambhir Shrestha Department of Cancer Prevention, Control and Research, B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9975-9804
  • Kishore Kumar Pradhananga Department of Cancer Prevention, Control and Research, B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal
  • Rashmi Mulmi Department of Cancer Prevention, Control and Research, B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal
  • Krishna Prasad Subedi Department of Cancer Prevention, Control and Research, B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal
  • Bhola Siwakoti Department of Cancer Prevention, Control and Research, B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.4192

Keywords:

cancer; national cancer registry program; Nepal.

Abstract

Cancer registration is an organization for the systematic collection, storage, analysis, interpretation and reporting of data on subjects with cancer. Cancer Registry was initiated in 1995 and expanded as National Cancer Registry Program since 2003 by BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital with the support of World Health Organization. NCRP currently includes 12 hospital-based registries. First time in Nepal, BPKMCH piloted population-based cancer registry in 2013, which included 15 districts covering 25.8% of total population of Nepal. NCRP is important to assure the quality of data from all the registries to ensure the availability of reliable and valid data of cancer cases. This will further help policymakers to develop prevention and control strategies of cancer. This paper reviews the current status of cancer registries in Nepal and discusses challenges and future prospective related to NCRP. National cancer registry should further include major hospitals in Nepal to give scientific information on cancer trends by community, provinces and regions and analyze on survival of cancer cases.

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Published

2019-04-30

How to Cite

Shrestha, G., Pradhananga, K. K., Mulmi, R., Subedi, K. P., & Siwakoti, B. (2019). Cancer Registration in Nepal: Current Status and Way Forward. Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 57(216). https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.4192

Issue

Vol. 57 No. 216 (2019)

Section

Viewpoint

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