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Eman Allam
Eman Allam
Tanzania
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Review Article
Social And Behavioral Determinants Of Oral Cancer
Author(s): Eman Allam and Jack Windsor LEman Allam and Jack Windsor L
The association between human behaviors and the development of oral cancer is well recognized. Most oral cancer cases and deaths are due to both individual predisposition linked to specific genetic characteristics and the exposure to carcinogens caused by lifestyle behaviors such as tobacco smoking, betel quid or tobacco chewing, alcohol intake, and micronutrient deficiencies. The purpose of this review was to provide insights into the social and behavioral factors associated with the development of oral cancer. These lifestyle factors and behaviors are considered the downstream determinants of oral cancer, while the upstream determinants are those which are common to all cancers such as the community level environmental factors, industrial pollution and contamination, access to the health care system, health insuranc.. View More»
DOI: 10.4172/2161-1122.1000182