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http://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.4.1659

Risk Factors and Costs of Oral Cancer in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Delhi  

Goyal, Sandeep (National Institute of Health and Family Welfare)
Tiwari, Vijay Kumar (National Institute of Health and Family Welfare)
Nair, Kesavan Sreekantan (National Institute of Health and Family Welfare)
Raj, Sherin (National Institute of Health and Family Welfare)
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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention / v.15, no.4, 2014 , pp. 1659-1665 More about this Journal
Abstract
The present study conducted with 100 oral cancer patients at a private tertiary care hospital in Delhidemonstrated that stage III cancer was associated with longer use of tobacco and poor oral hygiene. There was also statistically significant association (p<.05) between consumption of tobacco and alcohol. More than 60% treatment expenditure was on surgery followed by accommodation (9%) and investigations (8%). The effect of tobacco was well known among patients as 76% of the patients knew that common cancer in tobacco chewer is 'oral cancer', 22% of the patients however responded that they did not know which cancer is common in tobacco chewers. 58% said that they learnt about ill effects of tobacco from media while 24% said they learnt from family and friends. Out of 78 tobacco users, 60 (77%) said that they never received help to quit tobacco while 18(23%) have received help to quit.
Keywords
Oral cancer; carcinoma; tobacco; oral hygiene; stages of cancer; comorbid conditions; treatment cost;
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