Clinical and epidemiological aspects of oral cancer
https://doi.org/10.52888/0514-2515-2025-367-4-144-152
Abstract
The results of an analysis of recent literature on the clinical features, epidemiology, and etiologic/pathogenetic risk factors for malignant neoplasms of the oral cavity are presented. Trends toward increasing incidence and mortality from oral cancer in most countries worldwide have been identified. Despite the oral cavity being readily accessible to visual examination, most authors report a high frequency of late-stage diagnosis/advanced disease at presentation. The most significant etiological risk factors for oral cancer include smoking, alcohol consumption, chewing various mixtures, chronic ulcers and infections of the oral cavity, and chronic mechanical trauma/irritation of the oral mucosa. Other important factors include cultural and ethnic habits, such as consumption of very hot beverages and the use of smokeless tobacco (nasvai).
About the Authors
S. R. Rasulov
SEI Institute of Postgraduate Education in the field of healthcare of the Republic of Tajikistan; SU Republican Oncological Research Center under the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Rasulov Same Rakhmonberdievich, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Oncology
Dushanbe
Z. Z. Barotov
SEI Institute of Postgraduate Education in the field of healthcare of the Republic of Tajikistan; SU Republican Oncological Research Center under the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Barotov Zarobuddin Zainiddinovich – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Deputy Director
Dushanbe
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Rasulov S.R., Barotov Z.Z. Clinical and epidemiological aspects of oral cancer. Health care of Tajikistan. 2025;(4):144-152. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.52888/0514-2515-2025-367-4-144-152
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