Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention (아시아태평양암예방학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

Oral and Pharyngeal Cancer Among the Arab Population in israel from 1970 to 2006

  • Zini, Avraham (Department of Community Dentistry, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine) ;
  • Nasser, Nasser (Department of Community Dentistry, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine) ;
  • Vered, Yuval (Department of Community Dentistry, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine)
  • Published : 2012.02.29
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

Background: Israeli Arabs are considered as a developing society characterized by poverty and high levels of smoking among men. The purpose of this study was to describe their incidence, mortality and survival rates for oral and pharyngeal cancer between the years 1970-2006. Studies such as this in the Arab world, where the population is almost the same as the Arab population in Israel, are rare. Methods: The incidence and survival data were derived from all relevant registered data at the National Cancer Registry. The group of lesions included cancer of the lips, tongue, buccal mucosa, floor of the mouth, salivary glands, gums, palate and pharynx. Morphological description was according to WHO classification. Results: Most diagnosed patients were male. The mean age was 54.4 years, and mean years of survival were 3.83. The oropharynx was the most common site (28.3%) while the palate was the least frequent (3.12%). Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) was the most common histological feature (66.3%), while basal cell carcinoma (BCC) was the least (3.9%). The overall 5 years survival rate was 59.4%, this being highest for BCC (82.1%), while SCC was significantly lower (56.2%) (p<0.001). Lip cancers survived better than other sites. Conclusions: Data from this society are similar to other developing societies in the majority of the results. The incidence of oral and pharyngeal cancer is lower among the Arab population, in comparison to the Jewish population in Israel.

Keywords

References

  1. Bar H, Eldar P, Weiss S (1990). Three national surveys on nonritual alcohol drinking practices of the Israeli Jewish adult population in the '80s: what are the trends? The Israel J of Psychiatry and Related Science, 27, 57-63.
  2. Barchana M, Israeli Ministry of Health (2004). Smoking in Israel 2002-2003: http://www.old.health.gov.il/download/ icdc/smoking_2003.pdf [January 2012].
  3. Bosetti C, Malvezzi M, Chatenoud L, et al 2005. Trends in cancer mortality in the Americas, 1970-2000. Annals of Oncology, 16, 489-511. https://doi.org/10.1093/annonc/mdi086
  4. Burt A, Eklund S (2005). Editors. Dentistry, dental practice and the community. 6th Edition. 294-304.
  5. Central Bureau of Statistics (2007). Population estimation by population group in Israel: http://www1.cbs.gov.il/reader/ newhodaot/hodaa_template.html?hodaa=200711171 [January 2012].
  6. Darwish S (2005). The management of the Muslim dental patient. British Dental J, 199, 503-4. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.4812807
  7. Efroymson D, Ahmed S, Townsend J, et al (2001). Hungry for tobacco: an analysis of the economic impact of tobacco consumption on the poor in Bangladesh. Tobacco Control, 10, 212-7. https://doi.org/10.1136/tc.10.3.212
  8. Eicd.com by Yaki Technologies (2004). International Classification of Diseases, ninth revision: http://www.eicd. com/EClass/2.htm [January 2012].
  9. Gigron B, Bar M (2004). The Israeli third sector: between welfare state and civil society .Kluwer Academic Publishers New-York.
  10. Gorsky M, Littner MM, Sukman Y, et al (1994). The prevalence of oral cancer in relation to the ethnic origin of Israeli Jews. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology, 78, 408-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/0030-4220(94)90077-9
  11. Israeli Ministry of Health (2009). Smoking patterns among Israeli adults: http://www.health.gov.il/Download/pages/ smoke2007_2008 [November 2010].
  12. Jemal A, Thomas A, Murray T, et al (2002). Cancer statistics, 2002. CA Cancer J Clin, 52, 23-47. https://doi.org/10.3322/canjclin.52.1.23
  13. Jemal A, Siegel R, Ward E, et al (2007). Cancer Statistics, 2007. CA Cancer J Clin, 57, 43-66. https://doi.org/10.3322/canjclin.57.1.43
  14. Mulligan R (2002). The three phases of Eve: exploring the common and unique findings in oral and systemic health of differently aging women. Compendium, 23, 32-40.
  15. Neumark YD, Rahav G, Teichman M, et al (2001). Alcohol drinking patterns among Jewish and Arab men and women in Israel. J of Studies on Alcohol, 62, 443-7. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsa.2001.62.443
  16. Petersen PE, Bourgeois D, Ogawa H, et al (2005). The global burden of oral diseases and risks to oral health. Bull WHO, 83, 661-9.
  17. Petersen PE (2003). The World Oral Health Report 2003: continuous improvement of oral health in the 21st century - the approach of the WHO Global Oral Health Programme. Community Dentistry Oral Epidemiology, 1, 3-24.
  18. Rawashdeh M, Mtalka I (2004). Malignant oral tumors in Jordanians, 1991-2000, A descriptive epidemiological study. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 33, 183-8. https://doi.org/10.1054/ijom.2003.0494
  19. Sarachev EL, Ananostev NH (2001). Tendencies in the oral cavity cancer morbidity in three regions of South Bulgaria for a period of 15 years (1985-1999). Folia Medica, 43, 150-4.
  20. Shteyer A, Kunitz I, Steinitz R (1976). Oral malignancies in Israel - A ten year survey (1960-1969). Israel J Dental Med, 25, 15-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02756559
  21. Siriwardena BSMS, Tilakaratne A, Amaratunga EAPD, Tilakaratne WM (2006). Demographic, aetiological and survival differences of oral squamous cell carcinoma in the young and old in Sri Lanka. Oral Oncol, 42, 831-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oraloncology.2005.12.001
  22. Snowden C, Miller T, Jensen A (2003). Costs of medically treated craniofacial conditions. Public Health Reports, 18, 10-17.
  23. Stewart BW, Kleihues P (2003). World cancer report. Lyon: International Agency for Research on Cancer.
  24. Swerdlow SH, Campo E, Harris NL et al (2008). WHO Classification of Tumours of Haematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues. 4 ed. WHO Classification of Tumours, Volume 2. Lyon: IARC. 439, ?-?.
  25. Taiseer H, Khansa T (2007). Salivary tumors in north Jordanians: A descriptive study. Oral Surg Oral Med, 103, 53-9.
  26. Vardiman JW, Thiele J, Arber DA, et al (2009). The 2008 revision of the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of myeloid neoplasms and acute leukemia: rationale and important changes. Blood, 114, 937-51. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2009-03-209262
  27. Warnakulasuriya S, Mak V, Moller H (2006). Oral cancer survival in young people in South East England. Oral Oncology, 10, 16-21.
  28. World Health Organization (2010). International Classification of Diseases: http://apps.who.int/classifications/icd10/ browse/2010/en#/K00-K14 [January 2012].
  29. Zini A, Czerninski R, Vered Y, et al (2009). Trends of oral and pharyngeal cancer in Israel, by gender, age, ethnic group, and country of origin: 1970-2006. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol, 37, 547-54. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.2009.00493.x

Cited by

  1. Coverage, Density and Completeness of Sources used in Tehran Metropolitan Area Cancer Registry: According to the Data of Esophageal Cancer, 2003-2007 vol.13, pp.8, 2012, https://doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.8.3617
  2. Demographic Risk Factors, Affected Anatomical Sites and Clinicopathological Profile for Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a North Indian Population vol.15, pp.16, 2014, https://doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.16.6755
  3. Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders among Dental Patients: a Pilot Study in Jordan vol.15, pp.23, 2014, https://doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.23.10427
  4. Oral Cancer Early Detection - a Pressing Need for Continuing Education in Jordan vol.16, pp.17, 2015, https://doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2015.16.17.7727
  5. Commonest Cancers in Pakistan - Findings and Histopathological Perspective from a Premier Surgical Pathology Center in Pakistan vol.17, pp.3, 2016, https://doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2016.17.3.1061