The epidemiology of oral anc oropharyngeal cancer. A report of the study in Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh, India

Records of the Sarojini Naidu Medical College Hospital, Agra, India, suggested that there was a much higher endemicity of oral and oropharyngeal cancer in Mainpuri district, a rural area about 75 miles (120 km) from Agra City, than there was in Agra district itself. It was decided in 1963 to set up...

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Published in:Bulletin of the World Health Organization 1968, Vol.38 (4), p.495
Main Author: Wahi, P N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Alcoholic Beverages
Demography
Female
Humans
India
Male
Medical Records
Middle Aged
Mouth Neoplasms - epidemiology
Mouth Neoplasms - etiology
Nicotiana
Pharyngeal Neoplasms - epidemiology
Pharyngeal Neoplasms - etiology
Plants, Toxic
Socioeconomic Factors
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Summary:Records of the Sarojini Naidu Medical College Hospital, Agra, India, suggested that there was a much higher endemicity of oral and oropharyngeal cancer in Mainpuri district, a rural area about 75 miles (120 km) from Agra City, than there was in Agra district itself. It was decided in 1963 to set up a complete cancer registry in Mainpuri district, based on the Sarojini Naidu Medical College and in association with the WHO International Reference Centre for the Histopathological Nomenclature and Classification of Oropharyngeal Tumours, which would, among other duties, undertake a study of the epidemiology by means of an intensive field-programme in the area. The epidemiological survey was carried out between March 1964 and September 1966. All factors considered to have any relevance to the disease were surveyed and particularly strong correlations were discovered between the prevalence of oral cancer and the use of local tobaccos (adulterated to a greater or lesser extent with various other materials), especially for chewing but also for smoking. There was also some correlation between prevalence of oral cancer and the use of certain alcoholic drinks. A number of other factors, most probably influencing or modifying the use of tobacco and alcohol, were found to be significant also.
ISSN:0042-9686