Open AccessAwareness and knowledge of tobacco associated risk of development of oral cancer and oral potentially malignant disorders among patients visiting a dental college
Author(s) -
Vidya Kadashetti,
K M Shivakumar,
Minal Choudhary,
Swati Patil,
Madhuri Gawnde
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_181_20
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , interview , oral cancers , public health , family medicine , environmental health , pathology , political science , law
Cancer is considered as a serious health problem in public with an increasing number of cancer patients reported every year hence public health awareness/knowledge on oral cancers oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) and their risk factors is crucial for prevention and early detection of OPMD and it is important to prevent transformation of oral cancer.