Cáncer oral en Chile: revisión de la literatura / Oral cancer: review of the Chilean literature
Rev. méd. Chile
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144(6): 758-766, jun. 2016.
Article
in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Oral cancer is a public health problem. Its world incidence in 2012, was 4.0 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants.Aim:
To review the published literature on oral cancer in Chile. Material andMethods:
Narrative review of the literature using databases such as Pubmed, Scielo and Google Scholar. The Key words oral cancer in Chile, Oral Cancer, Oral Cancer AND Chile were used. A critical appraisal the articles was carried out.Results:
Of 27 eligible studies, 11 studies were included and data from population registries were used. Oral and Oropharyngeal cancer mortality is 1% and morbidity corresponds to 1.6% of all cancers in Chile. By 2010 according to different authors, the male female ratio ranges from 1.3 1 to 1.4 1 and the five years survival, from 46% to 56.9%. The main risk factors are smoking and alcohol use.Conclusions:
The number of articles published in Chile about oral cancer is low.
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Mouth Neoplasms
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Incidence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Chile
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Instituto Nacional del Cáncer/CL
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