Morris R E, Mahmeed B E, Gjorgov A N, Jazzaf H G, Rashid B A
Oral Health Services, Ministry of Health, Kuwait.
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2000 Aug;38(4):316-9. doi: 10.1054/bjom.1999.0247.
Of the 10 539 cases of cancer recorded in the Kuwait Cancer Registry in the 10 years 1979-1988, 784 (7.4%) involved the lip, oral cavity or pharynx. Nearly half of these were of the nasopharynx or salivary glands, and the incidence of salivary gland cancer appears to be increasing. The aetiology may be related to poor oral hygiene and tobacco-smoking.
在科威特癌症登记处1979年至1988年这十年间记录的10539例癌症病例中，784例（7.4%）发生在唇部、口腔或咽部。其中近一半是鼻咽癌或唾液腺癌，而且唾液腺癌的发病率似乎在上升。病因可能与口腔卫生不良和吸烟有关。
