Improved survival among oral cancer patients

Findings from a retrospective study at a tertiary care cancer centre in rural Kerala, India.

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
21 October 2019
Country:
India
Document Type:
Journal Article
皇冠体育appme:
Health
First published:
11 January 2019
Authors:
Thavarool, S.B., Muttath, G, Nayanar S, and Duraisamy K

Abstract

Oral cancer is very common in India. 皇冠体育app reported 5-year survival of such patients is around 50% after treatment with surgery and radiotherapy, much lower than most of the developed countries.

This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development鈥檚 Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (皇冠体育app Union)

Citation

Thavarool SB, Muttath G, Nayanar S, Duraisamy K, Bhat P, Shringarpure K, Nayak P, Tripathy JP, Thaddeus A, Philip S, B S. Improved survival among oral cancer patients: findings from a retrospective study at a tertiary care cancer centre in rural Kerala, India. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2019;17(1):15.

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