Oral cancer statistics in India on the basis of first report of 29 population-based cancer registries

OBJECTIVES: To summarize and provide an overview of age-specific oral cancer incidence reported in 29 population-based cancer registry in India. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Secondary data on age-adjusted rates (AARs) of incidence of oral cancer and other associated sites for all ages (0–75 years) were co...

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Autores principales: Sharma, Swati, Satyanarayana, L, Asthana, Smitha, Shivalingesh, KK, Goutham, Bala Subramanya, Ramachandra, Sujatha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5917535/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29731552
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jomfp.JOMFP_113_17
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Sumario:OBJECTIVES: To summarize and provide an overview of age-specific oral cancer incidence reported in 29 population-based cancer registry in India. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Secondary data on age-adjusted rates (AARs) of incidence of oral cancer and other associated sites for all ages (0–75 years) were collected from the report of the National Cancer Registry Programme 2012–2014 in 29 population-based control registries. RESULTS: Among both males and females, mouth cancer had maximum Age adjusted incidence rates (64.8) in the central zone, while oropharynx cancer had minimum AAR (0) in all regions. CONCLUSION: Oral cancer incidence increases with age with typical pattern of cancer of associated sites of oral cavity seen in the northeast region.

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