Abstract:Background/Objectives: Delayed reporting at advanced stage of oral cancer is a common problem in India. Hence, the purpose of study was to determine factors associated with early and delay diagnosis of buccal mucosa carcinoma. Materials and Methods: The questionnaire based cross-sectional study was conducted with 198 buccal mucosa carcinoma subjects. Sociodemographic, socioeconomic, clinical-histopathology characteristic, clinical symptoms and their habits were recorded. Results and discussion: In our study, 1… Show more
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