Open AccessOral squamous cell carcinoma profile in North-Eastern regions of India from habits to histopathology: A hospital-based study
Author(s) -
Parikshit S. Sharma,
Tushar B. Deb,
Jharna Ray,
Akhilesh Kumar Singh,
Gautam Gupta,
Abhishek Das,
Shweta Srivastava
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/njms.njms_59_15
Subject(s) - medicine , histopathology , basal cell , cancer , grading (engineering) , population , socioeconomic status , head and neck , dermatology , surgery , pathology , environmental health , civil engineering , engineering
Head and neck cancers constitute about 5%-8% of total body cancers in Europe, America, but in India, this figure is somewhat higher. The aim of this study is to evaluate the current burden of oral cancers in India, particularly North-East India.