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Risk factors associated with the mortality rate of oral squamous cell carcinoma patients: A 10-year retrospective study

Ahmad P 1 , Nawaz R 2 , Qurban M 3 , Shaikh GM 4 , Mohamed RN 5 , Nagarajappa AK 6 Show all authors , Asif JA 7 , Alam MK 8

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  • 1 Oral Medicine Unit, School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • 2 Private Dental Practice, Attock, Punjab, Pakistan
  • 3 Private Dental Practice, Okara, Punjab, Pakistan
  • 4 Department of Dental Education and Research, Shahida Islam Medical and Dental College, Lodhran, Punjab, Pakistan
  • 5 Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
  • 6 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia
  • 7 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Department, School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • 8 Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia
Medicine (Baltimore), 2021 Sep 10;100(36):e27127.
PMID: 34516504 DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000027127

Abstract

In Malaysia, oral cancer is very common and the reported 5-year survival of such patients is nearly 50% after treatment with surgery and radiotherapy, much lower than most of the developed countries. This study aimed to investigate the socio-demographic and clinicopathological parameters that influence the mortality rate of the patients suffering from oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) in the Kelantanse population.In this retrospective study, data regarding socio-demographic, clinicopathological factors, and treatment outcome associated with OSCC were gathered from the archives of the medical records office of Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia. For statistical analysis, simple and multiple logistic regression were performed. The significance level was set to P 

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