Global Journal of Medical Research, F: Diseases, Volume 22 Issue 1

Figure 1: Subtypes of LOCP cancers (n=441) 119 110 47 41 34 22 22 16 8 7 6 5 4 Mouth(C04, C06) Tongue(C01 - C02) Hypopharynx (C13) Pyriform sinus(C12) Oropharynx (C10) Palate (C05) Tonsil(C09) Others(C14.0) Parotid gland (C07) Gum(C03) Submandibular… Lip (C00) Nasopharynx (C11) SUB T Y PE S O F L OCP CA N CE RS ( N=4 4 1 ) 21 Year 2022 Global Journal of Medical Research Volume XXII Issue I Version I ( D ) F © 2022 Global Journals Socio-Demographic and Clinical Profile of Lip, Oral Cavity and Pharyngeal Cancer in an Urban Cancer Centre in Coimbatore Figure 2: Distribution of patients according to stage of cancers (n=441) Table – 2: Distribution of risk factors among the study population (n=441) Risk factor Type of cancer Total Lip Oral cavity Pharynx Salivary glands Smoked tobacco products Yes 3 152 102 10 267 No 2 106 62 4 174 Alcohol Yes 1 117 82 6 206 No 4 141 82 8 235 Smokeless tobacco products Yes 1 160 102 3 266 No 4 98 62 11 175 Total 5 258 164 14 441 Risk factors : Table – 2 shows the distribution of risk factors among the study population. Nearly 267 patients (60.1%) were smokers and 206 patients (46.7%) used alcohol. Smokeless tobacco products like gutka, chewable tobacco, pan masala etc. were used by 266 patients (60.3%). Of the 258 oral cavity cancer cases, nearly 152 cases were smokers (58.9%) and 160 patients used other forms of tobacco (62%).