Cancer is the eventual outcome of the interaction between genetic factors and environmental exposures. Nutrition and diet, as environmental factors and determinants of growth and body composition can contribute to the risk of some human cancers such as oral cancer. This article explains the ways of carcinogenesis and the effect of diet on this process, especially focusing on head, neck, and ora...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Swallowing is a complex function with the control of the swallowing center being located in the brain stem. Our aim in this investigation was to evaluate, in healthy volunteers, the oral and pharyngeal transit of 2 bolus volumes and 2 consistencies, and the influence of these boluses on the proportion of pharyngeal clearance duration/hyoid movement duration. METHODS Videofluor...

introduction: as one of the most common cancers among head and neck malignancies, cancer of the oral cavity probably has some variations in countries with a high prevalence of esophageal cancer.  materials and methods: patients with oral cavity cancer who were treated at two tertiary referral centers from january 1999 to january 2009 were included in this study. in addition to demographic data,...

background: delayed reporting resulting in advanced stage disease is a common problem in indian cancer patients. this study analysed the impact of various sociodemographic and psychosocial factors on the delayed reporting to healthcare professional (hcp) in oral and oropharyngeal cancer patients. methods: this cross sectional observational study was conducted using a structured questionnaire. q...

UNLABELLED Many oral and pharyngeal cancers (OPC) are preventable. Early detection improves survival rates. Hygienists have opportunities to help reduce the oral cancer burden among their patients. PURPOSE The purpose of this project was to qualitatively assess North Carolina dental Hygienists' views regarding OPC prevention and early detection. METHODS Sixteen practicing dental hygienists ...

Cancer is one of the major threats to public health in the developed world and increasingly in the developing world. In developed countries cancer is the second most common cause of death. According to the World Health Report 2004 (1), cancer accounted for 7.1 million deaths in 2003 and it is estimated the overall number of new cases will rise by 50% in the next 20 years (2). Oropharyngeal canc...

Oro-pharyngeal cancers are the most common type of cancer in Sri Lanka and accounts for 14.4% of all cancers. With an age-standardized incidence rate of 15.4/100,000 it is ranked first among all cancers in males and in females with an age-standardized incidence rate of 4.5/100,000 it is ranked fourth (Cancer Registry, 2002). Though the oral cavity is accessible to visual examination to patients...