Smoking and Cancer of the Mouth, Pharynx, and Larynx

Role of chest ct scanning in the management of patients presenting with head and neck cancer

“…18 Smoking is a major factor in the development of HNSCC, and there appears to be a synergistic effect associated with alcohol. [18][19][20][21] Second primary tumors, however, are not confined to the lungs or upper aerodigestive tract. In this study, there were two intra-abdominal lesions, and McGarry et al 3 report a second primary rate of 9% in 518 patients, one third of which affected the gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts.…”

Risk of Smoking in Patients with Malignant Tumor: Study in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

“…More than 80% of all head and neck malignancies diagnosed each year are linked to tobacco use [1,3,4]. A history of smoking at the diagnosis of the index cancer is a universally recognized risk factor for second malignancy among patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), with intense tobacco use having an especially notable cumulative effect on risk in this setting [5][6][7][8][9]. However, maximum studies estimating the effects of tobacco smoking on second primary tumor (SPT) risk have been crosssectional investigations [10,11].…”