title: [A controlled-case study on risk factors in tumors of the oral cavity. Perspectives and indications for early diagnosis].
abstract: The literature on carcinomas of the oral cavity shows general agreement that alcohol and smoking are risk factors. Only a few authors blame poor hygiene. The retrospective survey conducted in Genoa aimed to evaluate the relative importance of these risk factors, by means of a case-controlled study linking a specific risk factor to a specific condition. 98 histologically confirmed cases were hospitalised in 1979-80. A similar survey was conducted on a control group. Smoking and alcohol, often both together, were found to be the most significant aetiopathogenetic risk factors in the oncological pathology of the oral cavity.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D009790:Occupations; D012306:Risk; D012907:Smoking; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Uno studio caso-controllo su fattori di rischio dei tumori del cavo orale. Prospettive ed indicazioni per la diagnostica precoce.