ArticleAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP2023
Risk Assessment of Alcohol Consumption for Oral Cancer: A Case-Control Study in Patients Attending the National Cancer Institute (Apeksha Hospital, Maharagama) of Sri Lanka.
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- Evaluation of dose-response relationships between smoking tobacco, alcohol consumption and oral cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
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- Diagnostic potential of salivary IL-1β, IL-8, SAT, S100P, and OAZ1 in oral squamous cell carcinoma, oral submucous fibrosis, and oral lichen planus based on findings from a Sri Lankan cohort.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Social, Behavioral, and Clinical Risk Factors Are Associated with Clonal Hematopoiesis.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2024Article
- Piperine Enhances the Anticancer Effects of Cisplatin on Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cell Line by Inducing Cell Apoptosis.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2024Article
- The Impact of Oral Microbiome Dysbiosis on the Aetiology, Pathogenesis, and Development of Oral Cancer.Cancers · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundOral squamous cell cancer (OSCC) is one of the commonest cancers in Sri Lanka.
objectivesThis study aimed to determine the use of alcohol, its duration and consuming pattern in relation to the risk of developing OSCC in patients attending the National Cancer Institute of Sri Lanka.
methodsA case-control study was carried out on 105 patients with a histologically confirmed primary OSCC and 210 age-sex matched controls. Information on alcohol consumption was obtained via an interviewer-administered questionnaire.
resultsParticipants who had consumed alcohol at some point in their life had a 3.8-fold risk of developing OSCC (p=0.000). Current consumers had a higher risk compared to who have consumed previously. Former consumers had a lower risk of developing OSCC compared to current consumers. Individuals who had consumed alcohol for more than 20 years had a greater risk [Odds ratio (OR)=4.69] of developing OSCC compared to those who had consumed alcohol for less than ten years (OR=3.25). Those who consumed the locally-made illicit liquor (Kasippu) had the greatest risk (OR=8.45; p<0.05) of developing OSCC when considering the type of alcohol consumed.
conclusionsAlcohol consumption is a risk factor for OSCC. The OSCC risk increased with longer duration of alcohol use, the consumption of locally-made illicit liquor and current consumers of alcohol.
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