A study of a sample of oral cancer in Israel

A review of data on oral cancer in Israel revealed a lower incidence and a later onset age than in other countries. These data are reviewed and consideration is given to the high prevalence of smoking and the low incidence of alcoholism in Israel.

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Published inOral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology Vol. 57; no. 1; pp. 118 - 121
Main Authors Gazit, Dan, Ulmansky, Mario, Fischman, Stuart, Bab, Itai, Sela, Jona
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Saint Louis, MO Elsevier Inc 1984
Mosby
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Dentistry
Female
Humans
Israel
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Mouth Neoplasms - epidemiology
Mouth Neoplasms - pathology
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Smoking
Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology
Israel
Oral cavity
Alcoholism
Tobacco smoking
ENT disease
Tumor
Israel
Epidemiology
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Summary:A review of data on oral cancer in Israel revealed a lower incidence and a later onset age than in other countries. These data are reviewed and consideration is given to the high prevalence of smoking and the low incidence of alcoholism in Israel.
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ISSN:0030-4220
1878-2175
DOI:10.1016/0030-4220(84)90274-3