Oral cavity and oropharyngeal carcinoma disparities in age and survival in Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations of Queensland.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the risk and prognosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations of Queensland.

Materials and methods

Retrospective analysis of data from the Queensland Cancer Registry (QCR) between the years 1982-2018. Main outcome measures were age at diagnosis and cumulative survival to compare the risk and prognosis of oral SCC between the populations.

Results

9424 patients with self-declared ethnicity were identified with oral SCC from the QCR, with a male to female ratio of 2.56:1. Of these patients, 9132 were non-Indigenous (96.9%) and 292 Indigenous (3.1%). Indigenous people were significantly younger at diagnosis (mean (SD) age 54.3 (10.1) years), compared to 62.0 (12.1) years in non-Indigenous people. M

SUBMITTER: Alkandari AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10239569 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature