Evaluation of Changes in Calcium Levels in Patients Suffering from Cancer
Evaluation of Changes in Calcium Levels in Patients Suffering from Cancer
Mehwish Saleem1*, Maria Tahir1, Maryam Ilyas2 and Aqsa Malik2
ABSTRACT
The major need of body is calcium because it is main nutrient for bones. Cancer is more prevalent in males (n=17) 57% than females (n=13) 43%. Cancer can affect level of calcium in body. The most frequent cancer type among males is blood cancer. Electrolytes are minerals carry vital charge. These are essential for maintaining or carrying vital body function. These carry out cell functions i.e hydration, muscle contraction, heart beating and conduction of nerve impulse. These include calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chloride etc. Calcified body parts like teeth and bone contain calcium, which firm the bony parts and important factor in blood clotting and circulation purpose was to evaluate serum calcium level in patient’s blood. Blood samples were collected from cancer patients from MAYO hospital LHR during the time period April 2018 to May 2018. Some cancer patients have increased calcium level in blood. Cancer is more prevalent in males (n=17) 57% than females (n=13)43%. The most frequent cancer type among males is blood 41cancer (n=5) 36%, lung cancer (n=3) 22% and oral cancer (n=3)22%. In females breast cancer (n=5) 32% is most prevalent, followed by blood cancer (n=4) 25%, colon cancer (n=3) 9%. Cancer patients with hypocalcaemia were (n=20) 67%). Cancer patients ranging from 21-40 years have high prevalence of hypocalcaemia (n=11) 57%. Hypocalcaemia in cancer patients is commonly encountered, in hospitalized patients due to side effect of chemotherapy or other drugs.
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