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PREVALANCE OF ORAL CANCER IN INDIA

Dr. Satish Tejrao Bhagat , Prof. K. K. Pandey

Vol. 6, Jul-Dec 2018

Abstract:

Alfred Adler, founder of the Individual Psychology says that “the style of the life is the unique way in which individuals try to realize their fictional final goal and meet or avoid the three main tasks of life: work, community, love”. Lifestyle simply means the way in which person lives. There has been growing evidence that lifestyle factors may affect the health and lifespan of an individual. Many diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, metabolic syndrome, stroke, cancers are includeded in lifestyle disorders. The common causes are alcohol, drugs and smoking abuse as well as lack of physical activity and unhealthy eating. In developing countries like India, addiction is one of the major culprits. With highly spreading faulty lifestyle cancer is emerging as a major public health concern in India. According to WHO, India has a cancer mortality rate of 79 per 100,000 deaths and accounts for over 6 percent of total deaths. Oral cancer ranks in the top three of all cancers in India, which accounts for over thirty per cent of all cancers reported in the country. It is defined as uncontrollable growth of cells seen in the oral cavity. It appears as a growth or sore in the mouth that does not cure. Oral cancer includes cancers of the lips, tongue, cheeks, floor of the mouth, hard and soft palate, sinuses, and pharynx. Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common type of oral cancer. In this review article we will discuss prevalence, management, cause, symptoms, diagnosis and management of oral cancer in India.

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