Corresponding author:Dr. Gaurav Singh,Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shree Bankey Bihari Dental College, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh This article may be cited as: Singh G, Singh P Awareness and Knowledge of Oral Cancerin Rural Population. Int J Com Health and Med Res 2017;3(1):72-76 Article Received: 08-02-17 Accepted On: 23-02-2017 NTRODUCTION Oral cancer is a ...

background: different treatment and protective approaches for radiation-induced oral mucositis have been practiced and have varieties of success. of which, radioprotective agents, synthetic or natural, have been of great interest for researchers. this study aims to evaluate the effect of curcuma longa topical gel as a herbal production on mucositis induced by radiation therapy of head and neck ...

Background: Different treatment and protective approaches for radiation-induced oral mucositis have been practiced and have varieties of success. Of which, radioprotective agents, synthetic or natural, have been of great interest for researchers. This study aims to evaluate the effect of curcuma longa topical gel as a herbal production on mucositis induced by radiation therapy of head and neck ...

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Head and neck cancers are a major cancer burden in India. Men are at high risk for oral cancer, especially smokers and alcohol drinkers are more susceptible. Areca nut, often used with betel quid and chewable tobacco is the fourth most commonly used psycho-active substance in the world, ranking after caffeine, alcohol and nicotine. They share a common risk factor profile, including regular cons...

Researchers in oral cancer agree that the early diagnosis of oral carcinoma greatly increases the probability of cure with minimum impairment and deformity. Primary prevention which involves reducing the exposure to tobacco, alcohol and betel quid has been shown to be effective in reducing the incidence of oral cancer. Secondary prevention involves screening for the early detection of oral canc...

OBJECTIVE To establish the time trends of the frequency and prevalence of oral cavity cancer in regard to age and gender in a 20-years (time period 1989 - 2008) cohort of Mexicans. DESIGN AND SETTING 13,235 head and neck biopsies from the archive of the Oral Pathology Laboratory, Dental School, National Autonomous University of Mexico were revised. The cases with diagnoses of oral cancer were...

BACKGROUND Noradrenergic pathways and glucocorticoid-mediated signal pathways have been implicated in the growth and progression of oral cancer. Patients with oral neoplasms can have high psychological distress levels, but the effects of stress-related hormones on oral neoplasm growth are unknown. METHODS We have investigated the relationships between pre-surgical measurements of psychologica...