Abstract

SANTOS, Gildeon Lima; FREITAS, Valéria Souza; ANDRADE, Maria da Conceição  and  OLIVEIRA, Márcio Campos. Tobacco and alcohol as risk factors for buccal cancer. Odontol. Clín.-Cient. (Online) [online]. 2010, vol.9, n.2, pp. 131-133. ISSN 1677-3888.

Mouth's cancer has multiple etiologies where tobacco smoking and alcohol drinking are the main etiological factors. The objective of this work is to determine the frequency of these two habits in patients with history of cancer in the oral cavity and oropharinx. These patients had been receiving treatment within of the Reference Center of Oral Lesions at the State University of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil during February to September, 2005. Method: A retrospective studies was conducted, using the medial records of the patients who had histories of mouth and oropharinx cancer and had been treated or were awaiting treatment. Results: more than 60% of the male patients were heavy drinkers and tobacco smokers. More than 30% of the women with cancer, neither smoked tobacco nor drank alcohol. Whereas, in men only 8% of the patients affected, did not smoke or drank alcohol. Conclusion: The majority of the patients were males, tobacco smokers and alcohol users.

Keywords : Mouth Cancer; Risk Factors; Prevention.