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.
Artículo
en Español
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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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Asunto principal:
Neoplasias de la Boca
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de etiología
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Estudio de incidencia
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Chile
Idioma:
Español
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Chile
Institución/País de afiliación:
Instituto Nacional del Cáncer/CL
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