The incidence of oral cavity cancer in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Oral cancer is now a top priority for non-communicable illnesses and universal health care plans, according to the WHO. There is no general estimate of the incidence of oral cavity cancer in Iran, despite multiple investigations. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the age-standardized incidence rate (ASR) of oral cavity cancers in Iran.

Method

In accordance with the MOOSE (Meta-analyses of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) Checklist recommendations, this systematic review was conducted. PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, Embase, Scopus, ProQuest, and Google Scholar were used as the international databases for the systematic literature search, while SID (Scientific Information Database), Magiran and element were used as the Iranian d

SUBMITTER: Jokar M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10242657 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature