title: Etiology of cancer of the lip. A review.
abstract: A range of environmental and host factors has been identified to explain the etiopathogenesis of squamous cell carcinoma of the lip. However, the definitive pathogenic pathway remains unclear. Carcinogenesis does not seem to be limited to a single agent, but rather to a complex multistep process of interactions between putative risk factors. In this paper, the currently available data regarding risk factors, considered to be causally related to the onset of lip cancer, are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: de Visscher
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: van der Waal
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000209:etiology*; D005192:Family Health; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D009790:Occupations; D027383:Papillomaviridae; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000150:complications; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D012307:Risk Factors; D012923:Social Class; D013472:Sunlight / Q000009:adverse effects; D014026:Nicotiana / Q000009:adverse effects; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000150:complications; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000150:complications; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays / Q000009:adverse effects; D044465:White People