Title: Patterns of Oral Cancer Presentation in India – A Study of 1484 Patients
Authors: Dr Sanjoy Panda, Dr Manjunath N M L
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i9.164
Abstract
Introduction
Oral cancer is the most common cancer in India. Geographical variations, human behavioral factors and genetic predisposition play a role in modifying the disease incidence, morphology, treatment response and prognosis. Apart from the tumor related factors, socioeconomic factors of an individual patient, primary residence of the patient and the country of origin add to the changes in the presentation and ultimate prognosis of the patient. Advantages of knowing the regional differences include, understanding the etiological factors, knowing the pathogenesis and disease biology, and ultimately targeting a particular population for early detection and behavioral modifications. Present study, a retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained data, portrays the epidemiological features of patients with oral cancer presented to private comprehensive cancer care hospital in a resource constrained state of India.
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