Racial disparities in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue among women: A SEER data analysis. Issue 6 (June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Joseph, Lindsay J.; Goodman, Michael; Higgins, Kristin; Pilai, Rathi; Ramalingam, Suresh S.; Magliocca, Kelly; Patel, Mihir R.; El-Deiry, Mark; Wadsworth, J. Trad; Owonikoko, Taofeek K.; Beitler, Jonathan J.; Khuri, Fadlo R.; Shin, Dong M.; Saba, Nabil F.
• Is Part Of: Oral oncology. Volume 51:Issue 6(2015:Jun.)
• Page Start: 586
• Page End: 592
• Publication Date: 2015-06
• Subjects: Mouth -- Cancer -- Periodicals; Mouth -- Tumors -- Periodicals; Mouth Diseases -- Periodicals; Mouth Neoplasms -- Periodicals; Bouche -- Cancer -- Périodiques; Bouche -- Tumeurs -- Périodiques; Tumeurs -- Périodiques; Electronic journals; 616.9943105
• DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2015.03.010
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1368-8375

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab005"> <title id="st050">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0005"> <list id="l0005"> <list-item id="o0005"> <label></label> <p id="p0150">Variations in incidence of OTC in women are described.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0155">Racial disparity in survival of women with OTC is pronounced.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0160">Incidences of OTC do not vary by residential area.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0020"> <label></label> <p id="p0165">White younger women experienced the sharpest increase in incidence.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0025"> <label></label> <p id="p0170">Further research to identify factors that may explain these changes is needed.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>