Open AccessOral cancer: Etiology and risk factors: A review
Author(s) -
Malay Kumar,
Ronak S. Nanavati,
Tapan G Modi,
Chintan Dobariya
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.186696
Subject(s) - etiology , medicine , cancer , alcohol consumption , malignancy , betel , alcohol , biology , biochemistry , structural engineering , nut , engineering
Oral cancer is the sixth most common malignancy in the world. Oral cancer is of major concern in Southeast Asia primarily because of the prevalent oral habits of betel quid chewing, smoking, and alcohol consumption. Despite recent advances in cancer diagnoses and therapies, the 5.year survival rate of oral cancer patients has remained at a dismal 50% in the last few decades. This paper is an overview of the various etiological agents and risk factors implicated in the development of oral cancer.