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. 2015 Jan-Jun;6(1):21-4.
doi: 10.4103/0975-5950.168215.

Clinical profile and epidemiological factors of oral cancer patients from North India

Mahendra Pratap Singh  1 , Sanjeev Misra  2 , Siva Prakash Rathanaswamy  1 , Sameer Gupta  1 , Brij Nath Tewari  1 , Madan Lal Brahma Bhatt  3 , Vijay Kumar  1
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Clinical profile and epidemiological factors of oral cancer patients from North India

Mahendra Pratap Singh et al. Natl J Maxillofac Surg. 2015 Jan-Jun.

Abstract

Introduction: Tobacco chewing, smoking, and alcohol consumption are major contributing factors in the development of oral carcinoma. India has world's highest number of oral cancers (almost 20%) and approximately 1% of the Indian population has oral premalignant lesions.

Aim: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the epidemiological factors and clinical profile of oral cancer cases in our hospital.

Settings: Department of Surgical Oncology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India.

Materials and methods: A retrospective study was conducted from January 2010 to December 2012 on 479 cases with histopathologically confirmed oral carcinoma. Subjects' details of age, sex, occupation, tobacco consumption, site of carcinoma, and stage at presentation were recorded.

Results: Mean age in this study was 47.84 years with male to female ratio of 3.1:1.0. Buccal mucosa and alveolus were the most affected sites. The majority of cases were from socially and economically weaker section, with 93.72% cases being tobacco users. The majority of cases were advance stage (Stage III and IV) with Stage IV being the predominant stage at presentation followed by Stage III.

Conclusion: The findings of the study reveal that tobacco consumption is one of the major contributors in the development of cancer of oral cavity with the majority of cases presenting in advance stages posing a big therapeutic challenge.

Keywords: Buccal mucosa; oral cancer; oral cancer epidemiology.

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Conflicts of Interest: None declared.

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