Sridharan G
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, YMT Dental College and Hospital, Institutional Area, Sector 4, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Indian J Cancer. 2014 Jan-Mar;51(1):80-5. doi: 10.4103/0019-509X.134651.
Oral cancer is one of the leading causes of human morbidity and mortality especially in developing countries like India. Tobacco consumption in smokeless and smoking form along with alcohol is considered as the primary risk factors. Tobacco is a major health challenge with various tobacco products available for use which are known to have deleterious effects on the oral mucosa. The oral lesions caused by tobacco are inclusive of those that are less likely to progress to cancer; lesions with increased tendency to develop into cancer and cancerous lesions. Prevention and control of tobacco induced oral mucosal lesions is the prime requisite currently and mainly involves measures undertaken at primary, secondary and tertiary levels. Primary prevention plays a pivotal role in tobacco induced lesions and steps can be taken at policy level, community as well as individual level. This review paper focuses on the epidemiological data of tobacco induced oral mucosal lesions in India available in the literature with an overview on various strategies for their prevention and control.
口腔癌是人类发病和死亡的主要原因之一，尤其是在印度等发展中国家。无烟和吸烟形式的烟草消费以及酒精被认为是主要风险因素。烟草是一项重大的健康挑战，有各种可供使用的烟草产品，已知这些产品对口腔黏膜有有害影响。烟草引起的口腔病变包括那些不太可能发展为癌症的病变；发展为癌症倾向增加的病变和癌性病变。目前，预防和控制烟草引起的口腔黏膜病变是首要任务，主要涉及在初级、二级和三级层面采取的措施。一级预防在烟草引起的病变中起着关键作用，可以在政策层面、社区以及个人层面采取措施。本文献综述聚焦于印度烟草引起的口腔黏膜病变的流行病学数据，并概述其预防和控制的各种策略。
