Gender-Based Disparities in Oral Cancer Incidence: A Comparative Study in Coimbatore.
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2025-06
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Kairali Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathologists
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Introduction: Oral cancer is recognized as one of the foremost causes of morbidity and mortality around the world. It is the sixth most common cancer globally and oral squamous cell carcinoma accounts for 90% of these cases. The main cause of oral cancer has been attributed to the use of tobacco in its various forms, along with the use of alcohol Aim And Objectives: The focal aim of our study is to rule out the possible differences in women and men suffering from oral cancer based on socio demographic parameters, site distribution as well as distribution of tobacco habits, its frequency and duration. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study directed to rule out differences between men and women oral cancer patients. One hundred oral Cancer patients, those who gave consent for the study, irrespective of their age, sex, occupation and income were included for the study Results: One hundred oral cancer patients were included in our study. Among them 72 were men and 28 were women. Most of the women patients in our study were housewives (81%). Among men, manual labour was the most predominant occupation (70%) Conclusion: In conclusion, we have found that women get a diagnosis of oral cancer earlier than men in our study. Majority of women oral cancer patients had chewing habits and the majority of men oral cancer patients had smoking habits.
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Oral cancer, Gender distribution, Occupational differences, Tobacco habits, Oral changes.
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Gopala Krishnan T, Munshi MAI, Anirudhan S, Varshini M, Prabhu VS, Govindaraj AA, Stella BR.. Gender-Based Disparities in Oral Cancer Incidence: A Comparative Study in Coimbatore.. Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Journal. 2025 Jun; 16(1): 40-43