Factors Deciding the Primary Management in Oral Cancer
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 5
Abstract
Introduction: Oral malignancy commonly caused by oral usage of tobacco products is a challenging one for proper treatment. Aim: The aim of the study is to study the factors that play an important role in deciding the primary modality of management in oral cancer. Materials and Methods: A prospective study on the oral cancer conducted in the Department of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, etc. Results: In this study, 162 patients were included, 100 were male and 62 were female. In this study, the most patients presented in Stage IV, 48.76% (79 cases). Stage III patients were second most common 32.10% (52 cases). Conclusions: Among the factors deciding the primary modality of treatment in oral cancer, stage of the disease at diagnosis is the first and foremost, though other factors such as age of the patient, socioeconomic status of the patient, and histological type of the disease are also important in deciding the primary modality of treatment.
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R Ganesan, K Karunakaran, Heber Anandan
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