tobacco smoking and oral cancer: a meta-analysis

Tobacco smoking and oral cancer: a meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND Several epidemiological studies suggest that tobacco smoking increases the risk of oral cancer. No systematic review, however, has been reported to examine how consistent the evidence is across the studies. We undertook a meta-analysis of epidemiological studies investigating the magnitude relationship between tobacco smoking and oral cancer. METHODS Primary studies were identified...

Tobacco smoking and oral clefts: a meta-analysis.

OBJECTIVE To examine the association between maternal smoking and non-syndromic orofacial clefts in infants. METHODS A meta-analysis of the association between maternal smoking during pregnancy was carried out using data from 24 case-control and cohort studies. FINDINGS Consistent, moderate and statistically significant associations were found between maternal smoking and cleft lip, with or...

Smoking and oral tobacco use

Smoking has been causally associated with increased mortality from several diseases. This chapter provides global and regional estimates of premature mortality and disease burden in 2000 caused by tobacco use, including an analysis of uncertainty. It also describes a method for estimating the future burden of disease that could be avoided through smoking cessation or prevention. Comparable data...

Evaluation of the risk of lung cancer due to hookah smoking: a meta-analysis study

Background: Hookah smoking has been growing among people because consumers believe that smoking in the form of hookahs has lesser health effects than cigarettes. However, recent reports showed that water pipe smoking (WSP) increased heart rate, blood pressure, impaired pulmonary function and carbon monoxide intoxication. Chronic bronchitis, emphysema and coronary artery disease are serious prob...

Smokeless Tobacco and Oral Cancer in South Asia: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

Introduction. Smokeless tobacco is considered one of the major risk factors for oral cancer. It is estimated that over 90% of the global smokeless tobacco use burden is in South Asia. This paper aims to systematically review publications reporting epidemiological observational studies published in South Asia from 1984 till 2013. Methods. An electronic search in "Medline" and "ISI Web of Knowled...

Smokeless Tobacco and Non-Tobacco Products and Risk of Oral Cancer in South-Asia: a Meta-analysis