Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC)
Like many other countries in South East Asia, oral cancer is one of the common cancers in Bangladesh. This report is based on one hundred and three cases of biopsy proven squamous Cell Carcinoma of the oral cavity collected
from different Medical Institutions in Dhaka. The aim was to find out relationship between chewing and smoking habit and anatomic site of the cancer in oral cavity. It has been observed that oral cancers are common in older age groups and the proportion is higher in males as compared to females. Buccal mucosa has been the commonest site, the next being the…