title: Epidemiologic study of 600 villagers of oral precancerous lesions in Bilugyun: preliminary report.
abstract: A house-to-house survey of 11 villages selected by random sampling was carried out in Bilugyun. Chaung-zone township. Mon State of South Eastern Burma to study the prevalence of oral precancerous lesions and smoking and chewing. A total of 6000 villagers who were above 15 years at the time of this study were examined. The prevalence of preleukoplakia was 0.3%, leukoplakia 1.7%, lichen planus 0.4%, leukokeratosis nicotina palati 2.3, erythroplakia 0.1%, submucous fibrosis 0.1%, and cancer 0.03%. A correlation was done between habits and lesions.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001114:Areca; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007972:Leukoplakia, Oral / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002052:Myanmar; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012907:Smoking