title: [Tobacco smoking as a risk factor for oral cancer].
abstract: The study involved 254 patients with primary oral cancer. The analysis of prevalence, duration and intensity of smoking habit was carried out both in cases and control group. The prevalence of smoking was significantly more frequent in cases than in controls. Any significant differences between cases and controls in duration of the habit and in number of cigarettes smoked daily were not noted. The findings indicated significant dependence between the smoking habit and the prevalence of oral squamous cell carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Zakład Stomatologii Zachowawczej, Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lublinie. zstzach@am.lublin.pl
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Strycharz
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Polz-Dacewicz
authors.forename: Wiesław
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gotłabek
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Swietlicki
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kupisz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult