Risk factors of oral cancer in Lahore, Pakistan: a case control design
Riaz Fatima
Nazir, Hafiza Asma
Tariq, Hira
Sohail, Hamna
Khattak, Sehrish Gul
Khan, Hyder A. H.
Mehmood, Hina
Humayun, Ayesha
Nazir, Hafiza Asma
Tariq, Hira
Sohail, Hamna
Khattak, Sehrish Gul
Khan, Hyder A. H.
Mehmood, Hina
Humayun, Ayesha
Physiology Department, IIDC ;
Proceedings-Shaikh Zayed Postgraduate Medical Institute Journal Country: Pakistan
Indexing Status : In Process
Citation: Fatima Riaz ,Hafiza Asma Nazir ,Hira Tariq ,Hamna Sohail ,Sehrish Gul Khattak ,Hyder A. H. Khan ,Hina Mehmood ,Ayesha Humayun , Risk factors of oral cancer in Lahore, Pakistan: a case control design, J. Health Spec. 2015; 29 (1): 47-54
Increase in incidence of oral cancers associated with tobacco and smokeless tobacco products in South Asian countries, especially in Pakistan, is creating an alarming situation Objectives: Study investigated the association of tobacco, smokeless tobacco and alcohol with oral cancer
Methods: A case control design was used.118 cases of oral cancer were selected from hospital, matched with 354 controls during April to June 2015. Case to control ratio was 1: 3 Conclusion: Our study thus proved strong association between these predisposing factors and the development of oral cancer and the strength of association found to be stronger than in other studies
