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Background: Betel quid chewing has been a major risk factor for oral cancer (OC) in southern China. This study aimed to analyze the scientific publications on the relationship between betel quid chewing and OC and construct a model to quantitatively and qualitatively evaluate pertinent publications from 1998 to 2017.

Methods: The publications from 1998 to 2017 were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database. Microsoft Excel, Thomson Data Analyzer, VOSviewer, and CiteSpace software were used to analyze the publication outcomes, journals, countries/regions, institutions, authors, research areas, and research frontiers.

Results: A total of 788 publications on the relationship between betel quid chewing and OC published until October 25, 2017, were identified. The top 4 related journals were Journal of Oral Pathology Medicine, Oral Oncology, Plos One, and International Journal of Cancer. The top five countries engaged in related research included China, India, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Malaysia. The corresponding disciplines, such as oncology, oral surgery, pathology, environmental and occupational health, and toxicology, were mainly concentrated in three disciplines. The subject terms squamous cell carcinoma, OC, betel quid, expression, oral submucous fibrosis, India, and p53 ranked first among research hotspots. The burst terms squamous cell carcinoma, OC, betel quid, and expression ranked first in research frontiers.

Conclusions: Research in this area emphasized hotspots such as squamous cell carcinoma, OC, oral submucosal fibrosis, betel quid, and tobacco. The annual number of publications steadily decreased from 1998 to 2017, with a lack of a systematic study from interdisciplinary perspectives, inadequate pertinent journals, limited regions with the practice of betel quid chewing, and insufficient participation of researchers, which indicate that as the prevalence of OC increases, particularly in China, research in this area warrants further expansion.

Matched MeSH terms: Mouth Neoplasms/epidemiology*

Malignant tumours in Malaya

Ahluwalia HS, Duguid JB

Br. J. Cancer, 1966 Mar;20(1):12-5.

PMID: 5949191

Matched MeSH terms: Mouth Neoplasms/epidemiology

Efficacy of photodynamic therapy in the management of oral premalignant lesions. A systematic review

Vohra F, Al-Kheraif AA, Qadri T, Hassan MI, Ahmed A, Warnakulasuriya S, et al.

Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther, 2015 Mar;12(1):150-9.

PMID: 25315968 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2014.10.001

The aim was to systematically review the efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in the management of oral premalignant lesions.

Matched MeSH terms: Mouth Neoplasms/epidemiology*

The feasibility of using Patients Concerns Inventory (PCI) in managing Malaysian oral cancer patients

Hatta JM, Doss JG, Rogers SN

Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 2014 Feb;43(2):147-55.

PMID: 24074487 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2013.08.006

The feasibility of using the Patients Concerns Inventory (PCI) to identify oral cancer patient concerns during consultation in oral and maxillofacial specialist clinics in Malaysia was assessed. A cross-sectional study was conducted using a consecutive clinical sampling technique of all new and follow-up oral cancer patients. Surgeons and counter staff were also recruited. Two-thirds of patients were elderly, 63.9% female, 55.6% Indian, 63.9% of lower-level education, and half had the lowest level household income. Patient status was mostly post-treatment (87.5%) and most were at cancer stage III/IV (63.9%); 59.7% had surgery. Patients took an average 5.9 min (95% CI 5.1-6.7 min) to complete the PCI. Physical domain appeared highest (94.4%); social/family relationship issues (4.2%) were lowest. Significant associations included patient age-personal function (P=0.02); patient education level-emotional status (P=0.05) and social/family relationship issues (P=0.04), and patient TNM staging-personal function (P=0.03). The patients' mean feasibility score for the PCI was 5.3 (95% CI 5.1-5.5) out of 6. Patients (93.1%) and surgeons (90%) found the PCI to be feasible. Only 57.1% of counter staff agreed on the use of the PCI during patient registration. Overall, the PCI was considered feasible, thus favouring its future use in routine oral cancer patient management.

Matched MeSH terms: Mouth Neoplasms/epidemiology

Oral cancer presentation among Malay patients in hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan

Razak AA, Saddki N, Naing NN, Abdullah N

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 2009;10(6):1131-6.

PMID: 20192598

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to identify the characteristics of oral cancer among Malay patients in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM), Kelantan.

METHODS: A retrospective record review was conducted from August to December 2006 in HUSM. Of 133 patients with oral cancer diagnosed from 1986 to 2005, 118 were Malay. Data on socio-demographic background, high-risk habits practiced, clinical and histological characteristics, and treatment profile of the patients were obtained.

RESULTS: Malay patients with oral cancer were predominantly elderly, aged 60 years old and above (51.7%) at the time of diagnosis, with a mean age of 58.1 years (SD 16.81). Most patients were males (64.4%) and the majority of them were married (83.9%). More than half (58.5%) had been smokers, and of those who smoked, 89.9% were males. Some had a betel quid chewing habit (22.9%) but none ever consumed alcohol. The majority of the patients (77.1%) were diagnosed at stage IV. The tongue was the most usual site involved (37.3%) and squamous cell carcinoma was the most common histological type seen (75.4%).

CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of oral cancer among Malay patients in HUSM is high (88.7%). It is predominantly found in elderly males and the majority of cases present at advanced stage.

Matched MeSH terms: Mouth Neoplasms/epidemiology*

Prevalence of oral precancerous and cancerous lesions in elderly Malaysians

Ali TB, Jalalluddin RL, Abdul Razak I, Zain RB

Asia Pac J Public Health, 1996;9:24-7.

PMID: 10050195

A house to house survey on elderly subjects aged 60 years old and above was undertaken in a large district in Malaysia. A total of 486 subjects in randomly selected Enumeration Blocks were interviewed and examined. The prevalence of oral precancerous lesions was recorded at 3.3%, of which leukoplakia was the most common. When the ethnic distribution of these oral precancerous and cancerous (OPC) lesions was compared, 72% of those inflicted were Indians. Oral cancer was detected in two subjects (0.4%), both of whom were of Indian origin. Among subjects with OPC lesions, 4.2% were smokers, 12.7% were betelquid chewers, 11.8% had indulged in both habits, whilst one subject had not practised any of the oral habits of interest (0.4%). The findings suggest the occurrence of OPC lesions to be related to betelquid chewing.
Publication year=1996-1997

Matched MeSH terms: Mouth Neoplasms/epidemiology*

Prevalence of oral soft tissue lesions in out-patients at two Malaysian and Thai dental schools

Axéll T, Zain RB, Siwamogstham P, Tantiniran D, Thampipit J

Community Dent Oral Epidemiol, 1990 Apr;18(2):95-9.

PMID: 2335069

At the Faculties of Dentistry in Chiang Mai, Thailand (CM), and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (KL), 234 and 233 consecutive out-patients of mean ages 33.8 and 31.0 yr, respectively, were examined for the presence of oral mucosal lesions. Tobacco in some form was regularly used by 31.7% and 27.5% of the study populations in CM and KL, respectively. Cigarette smoking was the predominant habit. In CM three persons chewed betel quids and nine smoked banana leaf cigars daily. In addition, there were 24 habitual chewers of tea leaves (miang). In KL six persons chewed betel quids daily. In CM and KL three cases each (1.3%) of tobacco-associated leukoplakias were found. In KL an additional idiopathic leukoplakia was registered. One and three cases of betel related lesions were found in CM and KL, respectively. One case of a squamous cell carcinoma was found in a 45-yr-old Indian woman in KL who had been chewing betel with tobacco daily for many years. High prevalence figures were found for lichen planus, 3.8% in CM and 2.1% in KL, and an extremely high one, 48.3%, in CM for episodes of aphthous ulcers experienced during the last 2 yr. Comparatively low prevalence figures were found for herpes labialis. As could be expected melanin pigmentation was prevalent while only low figures were encountered for denture-related lesions and amalgam tattoos.

Matched MeSH terms: Mouth Neoplasms/epidemiology*

Association between cigarette smoking and prevalence of oral mucosal lesions among Malaysian army personnel

Zain RB, Razak IA

Community Dent Oral Epidemiol, 1989 Jun;17(3):148-9.

PMID: 2786793

The association between cigarette smoking and the prevalence of oral mucosal lesions was examined in 495 Malaysian army personnel. No associations between cigarette smoking and recurrent aphthous ulcerations, pre-leukoplakia and frictional keratosis could be obtained in this study. Positive associations were found between cigarette smoking and leukoedema as well as denture stomatitis. There was a negative association between cigarette smoking and the presence of coated tongue.

Matched MeSH terms: Mouth Neoplasms/epidemiology

Fulltext Anaplastic squamous cell carcinoma of the mouth - a report on 100 consecutive cases

Ramanathan K, Ng KH, Ramanathan J, Chelvanayagam PI

Med J Malaysia, 1981 Sep;36(3):174-6.

PMID: 7329375

Squamous cell carcinoma is the commonest malignant tumour of the mouth (91 percent) in people living in Peninsular Malaysia. Since the histological grading of oral carcinoma ·is one of the several important factors to be considered in the long term survival of patients a more detailed study of anaplastic carcinoma of the mouth in 100 patients is made in this study. As reported in an earlier study the Chinese seem to be more prone to develop anaplastic carcinoma of the mouth. In contrast although oral carcinoma occurs most commonly in the Indians, the development of anaplastic carcinoma seems to be the least in them. The Indians seem to have a better host immune response to oral carcinoma than the Chinese and the Malays occupy an intermediary position. The peak age incidence was between 51-70 years (50 percent). In descending order of frequency anaplastic carcinoma involved the gingiva (29 percent), buccal mucosa (22 percent), palate (20 percent), and tongue (16 percent). Further studies may help to formulate a more effective tailor-made regime of treatment for each individual oral carcinoma patient.

Matched MeSH terms: Mouth Neoplasms/epidemiology*

Oral carcinoma in the Chinese female

Ramanathan K, Lakshimi S

Med J Malaysia, 1973 Dec;28(2):84-7.

PMID: 4276246

Matched MeSH terms: Mouth Neoplasms/epidemiology*

Culture-independent studies on bacterial dysbiosis in oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: A systematic review

Gopinath D, Menon RK, Banerjee M, Su Yuxiong R, Botelho MG, Johnson NW

Crit Rev Oncol Hematol, 2019 Jul;139:31-40.

PMID: 31112880 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2019.04.018

Imbalance within the resident bacterial community (dysbiosis), rather than the presence and activity of a single organism, has been proposed to be associated with, and to influence, the development and progression of various diseases; however, the existence and significance of dysbiosis in oral/oropharyngeal cancer is yet to be clearly established. A systematic search (conducted on 25/01/2018 and updated on 25/05/2018) was performed on three databases (Pubmed, Web of Science & Scopus) to identify studies employing culture-independent methods which investigated the bacterial community in oral/oropharyngeal cancer patients compared to control subjects. Of the 1546 texts screened, only fifteen publications met the pre-determined selection criteria. Data extracted from 731 cases and 809 controls overall, could not identify consistent enrichment of any particular taxon in oral/oropharyngeal cancers, although common taxa could be identified between studies. Six studies reported the enrichment of Fusobacteria in cancer at different taxonomic levels whereas four studies reported an increase in Parvimonas. Changes in microbial diversity remained inconclusive, with four studies showing a higher diversity in controls, three studies showing a higher diversity in tumors and three additional studies showing no difference between tumors and controls. Even though most studies identified a component of dysbiosis in oral/oropharyngeal cancer, methodological and analytical variations prevented a standardized summary, which highlights the necessity for studies of superior quality and magnitude employing standardized methodology and reporting. Indeed an holistic metagenomic approach is likely to be more meaningful, as is understanding of the overall metabolome, rather than a mere enumeration of the organisms present.

Matched MeSH terms: Mouth Neoplasms/epidemiology*

Oral precancerous conditions in Peninsular Malaysia

Ramanathan K

Med J Malaysia, 1979 Mar;33(3):216-221.

PMID: 522725

Matched MeSH terms: Mouth Neoplasms/epidemiology*

Oral carcinoma in Malaysian Indian males

Ramanathan K, Lakshimi S

Singapore Dent J, 1974 May;13(2):5-11.

PMID: 4531738

Matched MeSH terms: Mouth Neoplasms/epidemiology*

Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral mucosa in Malaysia--any change?

Ng KH, Siar CH, Ramanathan K, Murugasu P, Chelvanayagam PI

Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health, 1985 Dec;16(4):602-6.

PMID: 3835704

The prevalence rate of 749 cases of oral squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) recorded between 1978-1984 was studied. Results showed that the Indians formed the dominant group (63.8%) followed by the Malays (19.6%) and Chinese (16.6%). The peak incidences were generally located between the sixth and eighth decades. Only in the Chinese group a male preponderance was noted. In the Indians, the buccal mucosa was the most prevalent site; in the Malays and Chinese males, the gingiva and alveolus; and the Chinese female, the tongue. In all three groups, the well-differentiated SCC was the commonest type and the poorly differentiated least common.

Matched MeSH terms: Mouth Neoplasms/epidemiology*

Fulltext Betel-quid dependence and oral potentially malignant disorders in six Asian countries

Lee CH, Ko AM, Yen CF, Chu KS, Gao YJ, Warnakulasuriya S, et al.

Br J Psychiatry, 2012 Nov;201(5):383-91.

PMID: 22995631 DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.111.107961

Despite gradual understanding of the multidimensional health consequences of betel-quid chewing, information on the effects of dependent use is scant.

Matched MeSH terms: Mouth Neoplasms/epidemiology*

Oral mucosal lesions in non oral habit diabetic patients and association of diabetes mellitus with oral precancerous lesions

Saini R, Al-Maweri SA, Saini D, Ismail NM, Ismail AR

Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 2010 Sep;89(3):320-6.

PMID: 20488573 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2010.04.016

AIMS: This study was aimed to determine the prevalence of oral mucosal lesions (OML) in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and non-diabetic subjects without any oral habits and to investigate the association of DM with oral precancerous lesions.
METHODS: This cross-sectional study involved 420 diabetic and 420 non-diabetic control subjects without any oral habits. Detailed oral examination was performed based on international criteria.
RESULTS: A significantly greater proportion of subjects with DM (45%) had one or more OML in comparison to non-diabetics (38.3%). Patients with DM showed a significantly greater prevalence of geographic tongue, denture stomatitis and angular cheilitis than non-diabetics (p<0.05). The results also showed an association between occurrence of one or more OML and metabolic control of diabetic patients (p<0.05). For precancerous lesions, lichen planus was found in two diabetic patients while none of controls had any precancerous lesion (p>0.05).
CONCLUSIONS: Prevalence of OML was significantly higher in diabetic patients than non-diabetics and this prevalence was associated with the metabolic control of the patients. However, no association was observed between DM and oral precancerous lesions.

Matched MeSH terms: Mouth Neoplasms/epidemiology*

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