Assessing Oral Cancer Knowledge and Awareness among Dental Patients of Bengaluru City, India

Background Oral cancer (OC) is prevalent in India, with serious social and economic ramifications on the public, often resulting in poverty and societal imbalance. Knowledge of the risk factors and signs and symptoms may reduce the OC burden on the society.

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Main Authors: Sujatha S. Reddy, Rakesh Nagaraju, Ravleen Nagi, Radha Prashanth, Ritu Sen, Ummu Salma Z.
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Series:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1785221
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spelling doaj-art-beae8c319772448a92639de26c8eefb62025-08-20T03:44:50ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology0971-58510975-212910.1055/s-0044-1785221Assessing Oral Cancer Knowledge and Awareness among Dental Patients of Bengaluru City, IndiaSujatha S. Reddy0Rakesh Nagaraju1Ravleen Nagi2Radha Prashanth3Ritu Sen4Ummu Salma Z.5Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Saveetha Dental College, Velappanchavadi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, V S Dental College & Hospital, V.V. Puram, Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Background Oral cancer (OC) is prevalent in India, with serious social and economic ramifications on the public, often resulting in poverty and societal imbalance. Knowledge of the risk factors and signs and symptoms may reduce the OC burden on the society.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1785221clinical indicatorscounselingearly diagnosisoral cancer knowledgerisk factors
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Assessing Oral Cancer Knowledge and Awareness among Dental Patients of Bengaluru City, India
Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
clinical indicators
counseling
early diagnosis
oral cancer knowledge
risk factors
title Assessing Oral Cancer Knowledge and Awareness among Dental Patients of Bengaluru City, India
title_full Assessing Oral Cancer Knowledge and Awareness among Dental Patients of Bengaluru City, India
title_fullStr Assessing Oral Cancer Knowledge and Awareness among Dental Patients of Bengaluru City, India
title_full_unstemmed Assessing Oral Cancer Knowledge and Awareness among Dental Patients of Bengaluru City, India
title_short Assessing Oral Cancer Knowledge and Awareness among Dental Patients of Bengaluru City, India
title_sort assessing oral cancer knowledge and awareness among dental patients of bengaluru city india
topic clinical indicators
counseling
early diagnosis
oral cancer knowledge
risk factors
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