Epidemiological differences in oral squamous cell carcinoma in New Zealand and fiji

Gavidi, Ratu Osea; Cox, Brian; King, Temalesi; Rich, Alison M.

doi:10.1097/01.pat.0000443429.70369.cb

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“…The finds of this study revealed that males had more OSCC than females. This is an interesting finding since the previous study reported by Gavidi et al, (2014) showed equal distribution between both genders. Over the study period, it was noticed that oral squamous cell carcinoma was not dependent on gender or ethnicity.…”

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confidence: 75%

“…The age distribution used in this study is at a 5 year interval which proves the hypothesis yet again proven by Gavidi et al, (2014) that OSCC occurrence in both genders in Fiji was very similar for most age groups and very infrequent from the 1st to 4th decade of life; the age ratio increased in individuals from age 45 and over. Another reason for choosing age distribution at a 5 year interval was to highlight the occurrence of OSCC in younger individuals which are often misdiagnosed thus inappropriately treated, if data is available for younger populations there would be more vigilance in screening and easier tracking of the patients five-year survival period and cancer stages depending upon the TNM (Tumor, Node, Metastasis) stage of cancer.…”

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confidence: 77%

“…There were 74 cases of OSCC diagnosed in CWMH during the 2011-2015 time period compared with 124 cases for the whole of Fiji Islands in the 2000-2010 time period (Gavidi et al, 2014). This suggests that there has been an increase in the average annual number of OSCC cases in Fiji since the 2000-2010 time period.…”

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confidence: 96%

“…The observed 5-year survival rate in OSCC stage I was 75% whereas only 23% of the patients survived with Stage IV disease. In the study by Gavidi et al, (2014) that compared the incidence of OSCC in New Zealand and Fiji, 1916 cases of OSCC occurred in NZ in the 11-year study period and 124 in Fiji, 89% and 93% of all oral malignancies respectively. The annual age standardized incidence rate for New Zealand and Fiji was 4.2 and 1.3 per 100,000 individuals, respectively.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It is important to report the occurrence of OSCC in Fiji that experiences different NCDs. In relevance to the population data of Fiji Gavidi et al, (2014); concluded that according to the annual age standardized ratio (ASR) for OSCC there were 13 per 1,000,000 persons compared to New Zealand population. This study was also a retrospective study based on Fijis OSCC prevalence in comparison to New Zealand whereby same methodology was used to extract data of Fiji between years 2000 and 2010 as the present study which reflects OSCC cases between 2011 and 2015.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Prevalence and Characteristics of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Fiji: A Retrospective Study

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Gavidi²,

Mohammadnezhad³

et al. 2022

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BACKGROUND: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is malignant epithelial neoplasm that affects the oral cavity. Despite the large number of studies on OSCC in the literature, details on the demographic profile of these lesions in different populations are limited, especially amongst the Fijian population, thus this study aimed to determine the prevalence and characteristics of OSCC cases diagnosed from 2011 to 2015 at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital (CWMH), Suva, Fiji Islands. MATERIALS & METHODS: A retrospective quantitative study was carried out at the CWMH Histology department looking at OSCC cases diagnosed from 2011–2015. All confirmed cases were included in the study and excluded cases were suspected cases that were pending diagnosis and children. An extraction sheet was used for data collection which was designed to meet the requirements of study finding. This data was entered in SPSS software and then analyzed using the simple analytical tool as bar graphs and tables.  RESULTS: There were 74 OSCC cases diagnosed in the study period. The occurrence of OSCC cases over the 5-year period was fluctuant with the year 2013 recording the highest number of cases (24 cases, 32%). During the reported period, more men suffered (53 cases, 72%) from this condition with the tongue (40%) being the commonest oral cancer site followed by the lip and vermillion border (28%). Individuals in the 40 to 60 years’ age group (35 cases, 47.3%) were mostly affected with the I-taukei population (38 cases, 51.4%) recording the highest occurrence of OSCC. The results show that, the common occurrence is the tongue (40.5%) while the least presentation sight is Buccal mucosa/buccal sulcus area (8.1%). CONCLUSION: The study concluded that more men suffer from oral squamous cell carcinoma compared to woman and the ethnicity that was most affected was I-taukei population. More detailed record keeping and reporting of oral cancer is needed to help evaluate progress in controlling oral cancer in the Fiji Islands. This availability of geographic data would further assist the Ministry of Health of Fiji in data collection and planning of preventative activities

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confidence: 75%

Section: Study Population and Samplesupporting

confidence: 77%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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