Improved survival among oral cancer patients: findings from a retrospective study at a tertiary care cancer centre in rural Kerala, India

Improved survival among oral cancer patients: findings from a retrospective study at a tertiary care cancer centre in rural Kerala, India

Abstract Background Oral cancer is very common in India. The reported 5-year survival of such patients is around 50% after treatment with surgery and radiotherapy, much lower than most of the developed countries. Methods A retrospective study of a prospective database of oral cancer patients undergo...

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Main Authors: Sajith Babu Thavarool, Geetha Muttath, Sangeetha Nayanar, Karthickeyan Duraisamy, Prasanth Bhat, Kalpita Shringarpure, Priyakanta Nayak, Jaya Prasad Tripathy, Alfonso Thaddeus, Sairu Philip, Satheesan B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Oral cancer
Mouth neoplasms
Survival analysis
India
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-018-1550-z

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