Open AccessOral and esophageal cancer: Incidence, prevalence and correlation in general Indian Population: A retrospective study
Author(s) -
Manish Khare,
Yatindra Dewangan,
Tarun Nayak,
Dharmendra Kumar Singh,
Vimal Vibhakar,
Kumar Ramesh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_695_20
Subject(s) - medicine , esophageal cancer , chewing tobacco , smokeless tobacco , cancer , head and neck cancer , incidence (geometry) , betel , population , pharynx , malignancy , areca , paranasal sinuses , larynx , dentistry , surgery , tobacco use , environmental health , physics , structural engineering , nut , optics , engineering
Squamous cell carcinoma is the most frequent head-and-neck malignancy and chiefly encompasses malignancies of the upper aerodigestive tract, including the oral cavity, nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, nasopharynx, oropharynx, hypopharynx, pharynx, and larynx.