Demographic variables associated with oral squamous cell carcinoma in a small subset of population at a tertiary care hospital of Lahore: Demographic OSCC

Tallat Anwar  Faridi; SamiUllah Mumtaz; Umar Raees; Uzma Rafi; Maria Fareed Siddiqui; Muhammad Azzam Khan; Iqra Hamid

doi:10.54393/df.v3i01.26

Authors

Tallat Anwar Faridi University Institute of Public health, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, The UNiversity of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
SamiUllah Mumtaz Department of Medicine, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Umar Raees Pakistan Council of Research In Water Resources, Lahore, Pakistan
Uzma Rafi Department of Biology, Lahore Garrison University, Lahore. Pakistan
Maria Fareed Siddiqui Department of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
Muhammad Azzam Khan Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, The University of Lahore, Gujrat Campus, Pakistan
Iqra Hamid

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/df.v3i01.26

Keywords:

oral cancer, gutka, pan, sapari, Substance abuse

Abstract

Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC) is life-threatening disease in South-Asian Countries where there is more consumption of tobacco, gutka and other substance of abuse. Objective: To evaluate the demographic variables in a small subset of population at a tertiary case hospital of Lahore Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital of Lahore, Pakistan and a designed proforma was used for data collection after consent of patients. Results: Majority of the patients were males, frequent age group was 60-80 years and well differentiated carcinoma patients were more as compared to other grades Conclusions: Regular oral checkup for smokers and drinkers and preventive measures should be taken for discouraging and giving up the smoking.

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