Open AccessOutcome of operable oral cavity cancer and impact of maintenance metronomic chemotherapy: A retrospective study from rural India
Author(s) -
Avinash Pandey,
Anupam M. Desai,
Vikas Ostwal,
Vijay Patil,
Arvind Kulkarni,
Raghavendra Kulkarni,
Netaji Patil,
Devendra Chaukar,
Kumar Prabhash,
Shripad Banavali
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
south asian journal of cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-4306
pISSN - 2278-330X
DOI - 10.4103/2278-330x.181625
Subject(s) - medicine , smokeless tobacco , cancer , tongue , stage (stratigraphy) , chemotherapy , oral cavity , surgery , oncology , dentistry , population , tobacco use , pathology , paleontology , environmental health , biology
Oral cavity cancer is the most common cancer among rural India. There is a paucity of data for outcomes of operable oral cavity cancer from rural India. Use of maintenance metronomic may delay or avoid relapse.