Introduction: The present study aimed to investigate the frequency of radiotherapy in patients suffering from prevalent cancers in the southwest of Iran and pave the way for providing treatment types to these patients.
Material and Method: The present research was a cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study on radiotherapy-undergoing patients referring to the oncology department of Ahvaz Golestan Hospital in 2018. In the end, the data collected from patients’ records were categorized in terms of the frequency of demographics, tumor type, and male/female cancer patients and the nonprovision or provision of radiotherapy as adjuvant, definitive, and palliative treatments.
Results: A total of 1480 patients participated in the study. Breast (37.7%) and head and neck (8%) cancers were the most frequent among male and female clients. The highest percentage was related to clients receiving adjuvant therapy, and the highest percentage of clients receiving definitive radiotherapy suffered from head, neck, and lymphoma cancers. Many of the adjuvant radiotherapy clients suffered from breast cancer. The most prevalence of palliative radiotherapy was provided for breast, head, neck, and bladder cancers.
Conclusion: This study revealed that the adjuvant radiotherapy of cancer patients in the
southwest of Iran was increasing. Furthermore, head, neck, and breast cancers were the most prevalent cancers among males and females in this region of the country.
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