Shifting Epidemiology Trends in Tongue Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study

The tongue is the most common site for oral cavity carcinoma. It typically has male predominance. However, several studies have documented an increasing number of incidences among the younger population, with female predominance, which is unusual. In this study, we aimed to determine current trends...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Cancers 2023-12, Vol.15 (23), p.5680
Main Authors: Sakr, Yara, Hamdy, Omar, Eldeghedi, Maher, Abdelaziz, Rabab, Med Sidi El Moctar, Echreiva, Alharazin, Mohammed, Awny, Shadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age groups
Alcohol
Analysis
Cancer
Developing countries
Epidemiology
Family medical history
Females
Gender
Head & neck cancer
Health aspects
Human papillomavirus
Investigations
LDCs
Males
Oncology
Oncology, Experimental
Oral cancer
Oral carcinoma
Oral cavity
Risk factors
Smoking
Statistical analysis
Tongue
Tongue cancer
Trends
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The tongue is the most common site for oral cavity carcinoma. It typically has male predominance. However, several studies have documented an increasing number of incidences among the younger population, with female predominance, which is unusual. In this study, we aimed to determine current trends in tongue cancer regarding age and gender. Data from 197 tongue cancer patients were extracted from The Oncology Center, Mansoura University (OCMU) database from 2006 to 2021. The patients were divided into two time periods: (2006-2013) and (2014-2021). We computed counts and proportions of tongue cancer for demographic and tumor characteristics. The data were analyzed using SPSS. Gender showed no statistically significant difference in both groups, while the percentages of diagnosed females were 52.7% and 52%, respectively. The percentages of males were 47.3% and 48%, -value = 0.927. There was a statistically significant difference in the number of patients aged 20 to 39 years old and ≥60 years old in both periods. The -values were 0.039 and 0.011, respectively. Although tongue cancer is typically more common in males, our results showed no significant difference in the gender of diagnosed patients. In addition, our results showed that the number of younger patients significantly increased in the period from 2014 to 2021. However, we encourage further investigations involving larger populations.
ISSN:2072-6694
2072-6694
DOI:10.3390/cancers15235680