Oral cancer in India, a growing problem: Is limiting the exposure to avoidable risk factors the only way to reduce the disease burden?
Computed tomography
Head and neck neoplasms
Lymph nodes
Oral cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma
Tobacco smoking
Journal
Oral oncology
ISSN: 1879-0593
Titre abrégé: Oral Oncol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9709118
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 2022
02 2022
Historique:
received:
06
12
2021
accepted:
14
12
2021
pubmed:
27
12
2021
medline:
12
4
2022
entrez:
26
12
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Cancer represents an uncontrolled growth of cells that invade and cause damage to the adjacent tissues. Globally oral cancer ranks as the sixth most common type of cancer. As compared to the west, the problem of oral cancer is significantly higher in India. The spectrum of oral diseases is formed with oral cancer at one extreme and potentially malignant disorders (PMDs) at the other extreme. Screening programs for the early detection and prevention of oral cancer indicate that visual examination as a part of a population-based screening program reduces the mortality rate of oral cancer in high-risk individuals. Tobacco and alcohol consumption remains the main factors for oral cancer and education of the population about the ill effects of tobacco and alcohol consumption is necessary at a broader scale.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34954504
pii: S1368-8375(21)00784-3
doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2021.105677
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Letter
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
105677Informations de copyright
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