BACKGROUNDHead neck cancer (HNCA) is a major health problem, accounting for 30-40% cancers at all sites with the incidence in North-East India, where this study has been conducted is highest in the country (54.48%). As various substances alter quantitatively in the serum during tumor development, we intended to explore the changes in the haematological profile in cases of head neck squamous cell carcinoma and epithelial precursor lesions. Moreover, such study will be the first on HNCA patients in this North East region of India.
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