ASSOCIATION OF ORAL AND OESOPHAGEAL CARCINOMA WITH TOBACCO

Authors

  • Rahman Ghani
  • Rizwan ullah
  • Syed Humayun Shah

Abstract

ABSTRACT
Thirty-two cases of oro-oesophageal carcinoma were treated in the DHQ Teaching
Hospital, Abbottabad, in two years from January 1988 to December 1989. In 100% cases of Oral
Carcinoma the relation was positive with tobacco. Where as in 92% cases of oesophageal carcinoma
the association with tobacco use was found. The cigarettes and smokeless tobacco used both showed
a synergistic affect.

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Ghani, R., ullah, R., & Shah, S. H. (1990). ASSOCIATION OF ORAL AND OESOPHAGEAL CARCINOMA WITH TOBACCO. Journal of Ayub Medical College Abbottabad, 3(2), 21–23. Retrieved from https://jamc.ayubmed.edu.pk/index.php/jamc/article/view/4678

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (1990): JOURNAL OF AYUB MEDICAL COLLEGE, ABBOTTABAD

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