Open AccessOral Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices: A Survey of Undergraduate Medical Students in Himachal Pradesh, India
Author(s) -
Vikas Fotedar,
Shailee Fotedar,
Manish Gupta,
Kavita Manchanda,
Mukesh Sharma
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/12752.6406
Subject(s) - internship , medicine , test (biology) , family medicine , cancer , chi square test , population , alternative medicine , cross sectional study , medical education , environmental health , paleontology , statistics , mathematics , pathology , biology
Oral cancer is the sixth most common cancer among Indian males and the third most common cancer among Indian females. Early detection of oral cancers makes them more amenable to treatment and allows the greatest chance of cure. Lack of awareness among the health care providers is the most significant factor in delaying diagnosis and treatment of oral cancer. So the aim of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of oral cancer among undergraduate medical students in Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, India.