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Oral cancer and pre-cancer in Myanmar: a short review.
- Source :
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Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology [J Oral Pathol Med] 2006 Apr; Vol. 35 (4), pp. 193-6. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Cancer in Myanmar is one of the 10 leading causes of morbidity and mortality. In 1974, the Yangon Cancer Registry was established. From 1974 to 2001 a total of 85 298 cancer cases were registered. From 1963 to 1972 the average annual incidence rate of oral cancer was calculated to be 363 per 100 000 population. The tongue was mostly affected (31.2%). In one study, the prevalence of oral leukoplakia was 1.7%, erythroplakia 0.1%, and submucous fibrosis 0.1%. No epidemiologic studies of the prevalence of betel quid chewing (BQC) in Myanmar have been performed. One study showed that among 773 individuals over the age of 6 years, 46.4% were habitual smokers. A recent symposium on oral health stressed the necessity to introduce concepts of prevention, focusing on BQC habits and smoking as high-risk factors for oral cancer and pre-cancer in Myanmar.
- Subjects :
- Areca adverse effects
Erythroplasia epidemiology
Female
Humans
Incidence
Leukoplakia, Oral etiology
Male
Mouth Neoplasms etiology
Myanmar epidemiology
Oral Submucous Fibrosis epidemiology
Oral Submucous Fibrosis etiology
Precancerous Conditions etiology
Prevalence
Smoking adverse effects
Leukoplakia, Oral epidemiology
Mouth Neoplasms epidemiology
Precancerous Conditions epidemiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0904-2512
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16519764
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0714.2006.00390.x