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Shruti T, Khanna D, Khan A, Dandpat A, Tiwari M, Singh AG, Mishra A, Shetty A, Birur P, Chaturvedi P. Status and Determinants of Early Detection of Oral Premalignant and Malignant Lesions in India. Cancer Control 2023; 30:10732748231159556. [PMID: 36809192 PMCID: PMC9947682 DOI: 10.1177/10732748231159556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
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It has been over four decades since the launch of the National Cancer Control Programme in India, yet the cancer screening rates for oral cancer remain unremarkable. Moreover, India is bracing a large burden of oral cancer with poor survival rates. An effective public health programme implementation relies on a multitude of factors related to cost-effective evidence-based interventions, the healthcare delivery system, public health human resource management, community behaviour, partnership with stakeholders, identifying opportunities and political commitment. In this context, we discuss the various challenges in the early detection of oral premalignant and malignant lesions and potential solutions.
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- Tulika Shruti
- Departmentof Preventive Oncology,
Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Cancer Centre (MPMMCC) and Homi Bhabha
Cancer Hospital (HBCH), Tata Memorial Centres, Varanasi, India
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- Departmentof Preventive Oncology,
Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Cancer Centre (MPMMCC) and Homi Bhabha
Cancer Hospital (HBCH), Tata Memorial Centres, Varanasi, India,Divya Khanna, MD, Department of Preventive
Oncology, Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Cancer Centre (MPMMCC) and Homi
Bhabha Cancer Hospital (HBCH), Tata Memorial Centres, Banaras Hindu University,
Campus, Sundar Bagiya Colony, Sundarpur, Varanasi 221005, India.
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- Departmentof Preventive Oncology,
Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Cancer Centre (MPMMCC) and Homi Bhabha
Cancer Hospital (HBCH), Tata Memorial Centres, Varanasi, India
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- Departmentof Preventive Oncology,
Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Cancer Centre (MPMMCC) and Homi Bhabha
Cancer Hospital (HBCH), Tata Memorial Centres, Varanasi, India
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- Department of Head and Neck
Oncology, Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Cancer Centre (MPMMCC) and Homi
Bhabha Cancer Hospital (HBCH), Tata Memorial Centres, Varanasi, India
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- Department of Head and Neck
Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Head and Neck
Oncology, Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Cancer Centre (MPMMCC) and Homi
Bhabha Cancer Hospital (HBCH), Tata Memorial Centres, Varanasi, India
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- Department of Oral Medicine and
Radiology, Consultant Biocon Foundation and Integrated Head and Neck Programme,
Mazumdar Shaw Medical Foundation, KLES Institute of Dental
Sciences, Bengaluru, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Homi Bhabha National
Institute, Anushakti Nagar, India,Centre for Cancer Epidemiology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India
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Singh A, Dixit S. Exploring barriers of quitting smokeless tobacco among coronary artery disease patients of India: A qualitative study. Chronic Illn 2022; 18:770-783. [PMID: 34260296 DOI: 10.1177/17423953211032262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cessation of all forms of tobacco is necessary for controlling mortality associated with coronary artery diseases (CADs). In India, smokeless tobacco (SLT) is the most used form of tobacco. With around 60% of the world's smokeless tobacco users living in India, the task of tobacco cessation has become daunting and complicated for Indian researchers and policy makers. OBJECTIVE We conducted the present study to understand CAD patients' perspectives towards their SLT use and to identify barriers of SLT cessation. METHODS Using a semi-structured interview method, we obtained data from 12 CAD patients who were currently using some form of SLT. RESULTS Thematic analysis suggests that CAD patients were unable to quit SLT addiction due to (a) certain socio-environmental factors that support SLT, (b) prevalence of misconceptions about the link between SLT use and their cardiac condition, (c) perceived lower self-efficacy to quit, (d) fatalistic attitude towards health outcomes and (e) substituting addiction with perceived lesser harmful products. DISCUSSION The findings reveal that factors responsible for the continuation of SLT usage are multipronged. Current SLT users' perspectives can facilitate the development of effective intervention and rehabilitation programs aimed at de-addiction of cardiac patients.
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- Arti Singh
- Department of Humanities and Social Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
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- Department of Humanities and Social Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
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Mohan S, Margaret B, Manjula. Perception towards tobacco consumption and its usage among auto rickshaw drivers of Udupi District, Karnataka, India: A cross- sectional study. CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY AND GLOBAL HEALTH 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cegh.2022.101005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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