Occupation and oral cavity and pharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: a case-control study / Ocupação e carcinoma de células escamosas de cavidade oral e faríngea: um estudo de caso-controle
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; 26(79): 9-15, out./dez. 2017. tab
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ABSTRACT
Purpose:
The aim of the present case-control study was to investigate whether there was any association between occupation and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) in a Brazilian population.Methods:
This population-based study investigated an occupation that was classified according to the International Standard Classification of Occupations. The sample consisted of 665 individuals, of whom 133 were cases of OSCC, selected from reference hospitals for cancer in Paraíba; and 532 were part of a control group, paired by age, gender, place and smoking habit, who participated in the study.Results:
There was statistically significant association between OSCC and occupation (p<0.001), alcohol consumption (p<0.001) and marital status (p=0.003). The variables marital status, occupation, alcoholism and smoking were shown to be statistically associated with the development of cancer of the oropharynx with Odds Ratio (OR) ranging from 1.8 to 11.2Conclusion:
Occupational exposure to chemical and physical carcinogenic substances, as well as the condition of living with a partner may be raised as possible risk factors for the development of cancer of the mouth and oropharynx.RESUMO