Genetic etiology of oral cancer

J Ali, B Sabiha, HU Jan, SA Haider, AA Khan, SS Ali - Oral oncology, 2017 - Elsevier
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the sixth most common cancer
worldwide. It accounts for 2.5% of all new cancer cases and 1.9% of all cancer deaths …

Oral cancer: Clinicopathological features and associated risk factors in a high risk population presenting to a major tertiary care center in Pakistan

N Anwar, S Pervez, Q Chundriger, S Awan, T Moatter… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) has the highest prevalence in head and neck
cancers and is the first and second most common cancer in males and females of Pakistan …

Epidemiological assessment of oral cancer burden in Pakistan

N Malkani, S Kazmi, MU Rashid - Cancer Investigation, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Oral cancer ranks first among males and is the primary cause of cancer-related deaths in
Pakistan. We studied the epidemiology and risk factors associated with this cancer. The …

Cancer incidence and mortality trends in Asia based on regions and human development index levels: an analyses from GLOBOCAN 2020

S Rajappa, M Singh, R Uehara… - Current Medical …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Objective As Asian countries transition socially and economically to higher Human
Development Index (HDI) levels, cancer trends are expected to shift to those seen in the …

Correlation of histopathological patterns of OSCC patients with tumor site and habits

MM Yasin, Z Abbas, A Hafeez - BMC Oral Health, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Oral cancer is considered a major global public health problem. The causes of
OSCC are tobacco, alcohol, viral infections such as EBV, HPV, and herpes simplex virus …

Health effects associated with chewing tobacco: a Burden of Proof study

GF Gil, JA Anderson, A Aravkin, K Bhangdia… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Chewing tobacco use poses serious health risks; yet it has not received as much attention
as other tobacco-related products. This study synthesizes existing evidence regarding the …

Impact of histological and molecular parameters on prognosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma: analysis of 290 cases

B Siriwardena, H Karunathilaka… - BioMed research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Nodal metastasis is a critical factor in predicting the prognosis of oral
squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). When patients present with a clinically positive neck, the …

Role of toll-like receptor in the pathogenesis of oral cancer

A Bhardwaj, D Prasad, S Mukherjee - Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2024 - Springer
Toll-like receptors are important molecules of innate immunity. They are known as pattern
recognition receptors. They recognise certain molecules known as pathogen-associated …

Cancer patterns in Karachi (all districts), Pakistan: first results (2010–2015) from a pathology based cancer registry of the largest government-run diagnostic and …

MA Qureshi, T Mirza, S Khan, B Sikandar, M Zahid… - Cancer …, 2016 - Elsevier
National level population-based cancer data have never been published from Pakistan in
seven decades since independence (1947). Therefore, generation of high-quality regional …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of age at diagnosis on clinicopathological outcomes of oral squamous cell carcinoma patients

N Mahmood, M Hanif, A Ahmed, Q Jamal… - Pakistan journal of …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: A recent trend in diagnosis of oral cancer in young age is observed, however its
impact on various clinicopathological parameters needs to be explored. The aim of the …