Current topics in the epidemiology of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers

Cancer Incidence in Five Continents

1966 • 5,960 citations

Periodontal diseases

2005 • 3,103 citations

Smoking and drinking in relation to oral and pharyngeal cancer.

1988 • 1,962 citations

Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 in the United States, 1976 to 1994

1997 • 1,212 citations

Human Papillomavirus and Oral Cancer: The International Agency for Research on Cancer Multicenter Study

2003 • 1,212 citations

Human Papillomavirus Infection as a Risk Factor for Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

2001 • 931 citations

Tongue and tonsil carcinoma

2005 • 736 citations

Inflammation as a tumor promoter in cancer induction

2004 • 608 citations

Oral Cancer Risk in Relation to Sexual History and Evidence of Human Papillomavirus Infection

1998 • 591 citations

Smoking and drinking in relation to cancers of the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, and esophagus in northern Italy.

1990 • 589 citations

Genetic polymorphism of CYP genes, alone or in combination, as a risk modifier of tobacco-related cancers.

2000 • 583 citations

Risk factors for squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity in young people — a comprehensive literature review

2001 • 576 citations

Snuff Dipping and Oral Cancer among Women in the Southern United States

1981 • 568 citations

Human papillomavirus-associated head and neck cancer is a distinct epidemiologic, clinical, and molecular entity

2004 • 544 citations

The effect of joint exposure to alcohol and tobacco on risk of cancer of the mouth and pharynx

1972 • 510 citations

Cancer incidence in persons with Fanconi anemia

2003 • 501 citations

Age, sexual behavior and human papillomavirus infection in oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers

2003 • 479 citations

The epidemiology of mouth cancer: a review of global incidence

2000 • 476 citations

The genetic epidemiology of smoking

1999 • 460 citations

Epidemiology and prevention of oral cancer

1997 • 441 citations

Risk factors for oral cancer in Brazil: A case‐control study

1989 • 429 citations

ALCOHOL AND CANCER

2004 • 423 citations

Tobacco smoking, alcohol drinking, and cancer of the oral cavity and oropharynx among U.S. veterans

1993 • 397 citations

Smoking tobacco, oral snuff, and alcohol in the etiology of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

1998 • 389 citations

Oral Human Papillomavirus Infection in Adults Is Associated with Sexual Behavior and HIV Serostatus

2004 • 367 citations

Oral cancer in southern India: The influence of smoking, drinking, paan‐chewing and oral hygiene

2002 • 358 citations

Independent and combined effects of tobacco smoking, chewing and alcohol drinking on the risk of oral, pharyngeal and esophageal cancers in Indian men

2003 • 353 citations

DNA adducts from acetaldehyde: implications for alcohol-related carcinogenesis

2005 • 352 citations

Surveillance for selected tobacco-use behaviors--United States, 1900-1994.

1994 • 345 citations

Dentition, Diet, Tobacco, and Alcohol in the Epidemiology of Oral Cancer 2

1977 • 344 citations

High Incidence of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Patients With Fanconi Anemia

2003 • 344 citations

Dietary Factors in Oral and Pharyngeal Cancer

1988 • 340 citations

BILATERAL ZOSTER

1947 • 322 citations

Sensitivity to genotoxic effects of bleomycin in humans: Possible relationship to environmental carcinogenesis

1989 • 321 citations

Increased salivary acetaldehyde levels in heavy drinkers and smokers: a microbiological approach to oral cavity cancer

2000 • 319 citations

High acetaldehyde levels in saliva after ethanol consumption: methodological aspects and pathogenetic implications

1997 • 318 citations

Alcohol, smoking, social and occupational factors in the aetiology of cancer of the oral cavity, pharynx and larynx

1984 • 314 citations

Etiology of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Penis

2000 • 303 citations

The role of type of tobacco and type of alcoholic beverage in oral carcinogenesis

2003 • 302 citations

Comparison of cancers of the oral cavity and pharynx worldwide: etiological clues

2000 • 301 citations

An analysis of risk factors for oral cancer in young people: a case-control study

2003 • 300 citations

Marijuana use and increased risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

1999 • 297 citations

Mechanisms of Disease: inflammation and the origins of cancer

2005 • 293 citations

Human Papillomavirus Infection and Survival in Oral Squamous Cell Cancer: A Population‐Based Study

2001 • 290 citations

Human Papillomavirus in Oral Exfoliated Cells and Risk of Head and Neck Cancer

2004 • 289 citations

NUTRITIONAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY AND HUMAN MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

1973 • 280 citations

Smoking, alcohol, dentition and diet in the epidemiology of oral cancer

1992 • 264 citations

Oral status, oral infections and some lifestyle factors as risk factors for oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. A population-based case-control study in southern Sweden

2005 • 260 citations

Risk factors for cancer of the oral cavity and oro-pharynx in Cuba

2001 • 255 citations

Pooled Analysis of Alcohol Dehydrogenase Genotypes and Head and Neck Cancer: A HuGE Review

2003 • 248 citations

Incidence and survival of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue in Scandinavia, with special reference to young adults

2002 • 240 citations

Alcohol dehydrogenase 3 genotype and risk of oral cavity and pharyngeal cancers

1997 • 239 citations

Strong association between infection with human papillomavirus and oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: A population-based case-control study in southern Sweden

2005 • 237 citations

Diet in the etiology of oral and pharyngeal cancer among women from the southern United States.

1984 • 236 citations

Food groups, oils and butter, and cancer of the oral cavity and pharynx

1999 • 229 citations

A causal role for human papillomavirus in head and neck cancer

2004 • 226 citations

Food groups and risk of oral and pharyngeal cancer

1998 • 221 citations

GSTM1, GSTT1, and the Risk of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck: A Mini-HuGE Review

2001 • 214 citations

Human papillomavirus and risk of oral cancer

1998 • 210 citations

Dentition, oral hygiene, and risk of oral cancer: a case-control study in Beijing, People's Republic of China

1990 • 209 citations

Epidemiologic review of marijuana use and cancer risk

2005 • 208 citations

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2004 • 201 citations

Oral snuff, smoking habits and alcohol consumption in relation to oral cancer in a Swedish case-control study

1998 • 195 citations

Chapter 9: Role of Mucosal Human Papillomavirus in Nongenital Cancers

2003 • 194 citations

Smoking, alcohol, diet, dentition and sexual practices in the epidemiology of oral cancer in Poland

2003 • 191 citations

Risk factors for oral cancer in newly diagnosed patients aged 45 years and younger: a case–control study in Southern England

2004 • 191 citations

Oral cavity and pharynx cancer incidence rates in the United States, 1975–1998 ☆ ☆Portions of this manuscript were presented at the meeting of the American Association of Public Health Dentistry in October 1999.

2002 • 189 citations

Molecular pathogenesis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

2003 • 189 citations

Genetic Susceptibility to Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

1996 • 188 citations

Risk factors for oral and pharyngeal cancer in young adults

2003 • 188 citations

Poor dental status increases acetaldehyde production from ethanol in saliva: a possible link to increased oral cancer risk among heavy drinkers

2001 • 187 citations

The Genetic Determinants of Smoking

2003 • 185 citations

Risk of oral cancer associated with tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption and oral hygiene: a case-control study in Madrid, Spain

2000 • 185 citations

Oral hygiene, dentition, sexual habits and risk of oral cancer

2000 • 184 citations

Case-control study of squamous cell cancer of the oral cavity in Denmark

1995 • 182 citations

GSTM1, GSTT1, GSTP1, CYP1A1, and NAT1 polymorphisms, tobacco use, and the risk of head and neck cancer.

2000 • 177 citations

Chromosome sensitivity to bleomycin-induced mutagenesis, an independent risk factor for upper aerodigestive tract cancers.

1989 • 174 citations

Human Papillomaviruses, Herpes Simplex Viruses, and the Risk of Oral Cancer in Men

1992 • 170 citations

Role of Genetic Factors in the Etiology of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

1995 • 169 citations

Selected micronutrients and oral and pharyngeal cancer

2000 • 168 citations

Human Papillomavirus DNA and p53 Polymorphisms in Squamous Cell Carcinomas From Fanconi Anemia Patients

2003 • 166 citations

Familial risks of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: retrospective case-control study

1996 • 164 citations

Relationship between dental factors and risk of upper aerodigestive tract cancer

1998 • 162 citations

Rising trends of oral cancer mortality among males worldwide: the return of an old public health problem

1994 • 162 citations

Changing patterns of tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma in the United States.

2000 • 160 citations

Initiation of use of alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, cocaine, and other substances in US birth cohorts since 1919.

1998 • 160 citations

Diet and risk of cancer of the upper aerodigestive tract—II. Nutrients

1999 • 159 citations

Oral cancer among patients under the age of 35 years.

2002 • 158 citations

Gender differences in smoking and risk for oral cancer.

1996 • 158 citations

Tobacco Carcinogen-Detoxifying Enzyme UGT1A7 and Its Association With Orolaryngeal Cancer Risk

2001 • 156 citations

Betel quid without tobacco as a risk factor for oral precancers

2004 • 156 citations

The epidemiology of tongue cancer: a review of global incidence

2000 • 153 citations

Neuronal architecture of the mosquito deutocerebrum

2005 • 151 citations

The Role of Tobacco, Alcohol Use, and Body Mass Index in Oral and Pharyngeal Cancer

1994 • 149 citations

Marijuana use and cancer incidence (California, United States).

1997 • 145 citations

Mutagen Sensitivity in Patients With Head and Neck Cancers: A Biologic Marker for Risk of Multiple Primary Malignancies

1990 • 143 citations

Attributable risk for oral cancer in northern Italy.

1993 • 142 citations

Alcohol consumption and periodontal disease

2004 • 141 citations

Laryngeal and oropharyngeal cancer, and alcohol dehydrogenase 3 and glutathione S-transferase M1 polymorphisms

1997 • 139 citations

Serum micronutrients and the subsequent risk of oral and pharyngeal cancer.

1993 • 135 citations

Family history of cancer is a risk factor for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck in Brazil: A case‐control study

1995 • 129 citations

Chewing tobacco, alcohol, and the risk of erythroplakia.

2000 • 125 citations

A case-control study of oral cancer in Beijing, People's Republic of China. Associations with nutrient intakes, foods and food groups

1993 • 124 citations

Alcohol dehydrogenase 1C*1 allele is a genetic marker for alcohol‐associated cancer in heavy drinkers

2005 • 124 citations

Analysis of 587 cases of oral squamous cell carcinoma in northern Thailand with a focus on young people

2003 • 122 citations

Marijuana Use and Risk of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

2004 • 120 citations

Oral cancer in Scotland: changing incidence and mortality.

1992 • 120 citations

Epidemiology and aetiology of oral cancer in the United Kingdom.

1993 • 115 citations

Comparison of the effect of smoking and alcohol drinking between oral and pharyngeal cancer

1999 • 113 citations

Increased cancer risk in heavy drinkers with the alcohol dehydrogenase 1C*1 allele, possibly due to salivary acetaldehyde

2004 • 113 citations

Mutagen Sensitivity as a Risk Factor for Second Malignant Tumors Following Malignancies of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract

1994 • 113 citations

Young Adults With Head and Neck Cancer Express Increased Susceptibility to Mutagen-lnduced Chromosome Damage

1989 • 108 citations

Folate intake and risk of oral and pharyngeal cancer

2003 • 108 citations

Relationship between dental factors and risk of upper aerodigestive tract cancer

1998 • 107 citations

Mutagen sensitivity in upper aerodigestive tract cancer: a case-control analysis.

1993 • 104 citations

Oral cancer in Southern India: the influence of body size, diet, infections and sexual practices

2003 • 103 citations

The epidemiology of oral cancer

1996 • 102 citations

Nutrition and oral cancer

1996 • 100 citations

Environmental tobacco smoking, mutagen sensitivity, and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

2000 • 100 citations

Risk factors for oral and pharyngeal cancer in never smokers

1999 • 98 citations

Impact of smoking and smokeless tobacco on the risk of cancer of the head and neck

1986 • 97 citations

Smokeless tobacco use and cancer of the upper respiratory tract

2002 • 97 citations

The ADH1C Polymorphism Modifies the Risk of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Associated with Alcohol and Tobacco Use

2005 • 93 citations

Diet and body mass, and oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas: Analysis from the IARC multinational case–control study

2005 • 91 citations

Oral and oropharyngeal cancer in Spain: influence of dietary patterns

2003 • 89 citations

Genetic Susceptibility to Head and Neck Cancer: Interaction Between Nutrition and Mutagen Sensitivity

1997 • 86 citations

Familial risk in oral and pharyngeal cancer

1994 • 85 citations

A review of inherited cancer syndromes and their relevance to oral squamous cell carcinoma

2001 • 83 citations

Bionutrition and Oral Cancer in Humans

1995 • 81 citations

Cancer of the Oral Cavity and Pharynx in Nonsmokers Who Drink Alcohol and in Nondrinkers Who Smoke Tobacco

1998 • 81 citations

The role of alcohol in oral and pharyngeal cancer in non‐smokers, and of tobacco in non‐drinkers

1990 • 79 citations

A comparison of the joint effects of alcohol and smoking on the risk of cancer across sites in the upper aerodigestive tract.

1993 • 77 citations

Risk of head and neck cancer and the alcohol dehydrogenase 3 genotype

2001 • 77 citations

Diet and risk of oral and pharyngeal cancer. An Italian case–control study

2001 • 75 citations

Familial Tumor Syndrome Associated With a Germline Nonfunctional p16INK4a Allele

1996 • 74 citations

Alcohol Concentration and Risk of Oral Cancer in Puerto Rico

2003 • 74 citations

Dietary Patterns and Risk of Cancer of the Oral Cavity and Pharynx in Uruguay

2005 • 72 citations

A multilevel analysis examining the relationship between social influences for smoking and smoking onset.

2005 • 70 citations

Risk factors for oral and pharyngeal cancer in women: a study from Italy and Switzerland

2000 • 69 citations

Alcohol and cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract in men and women.

1994 • 65 citations

Laryngeal cancer risk in Caucasians is associated with alcohol and tobacco consumption but not modified by genetic polymorphisms in class I alcohol dehydrogenases ADH1B and ADH1C, and glutathione-S-transferases GSTM1 and GSTT1

2003 • 64 citations

Folate Intake, Serum Homocysteine and Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) C677T Genotype Are Not Associated with Oral Cancer Risk in Puerto Rico

2002 • 62 citations

Human papillomavirus DNA in oesophageal carcinomas in South Africa

1995 • 61 citations

Leanness as early marker of cancer of the oral cavity and pharynx

2001 • 60 citations

Correlates of mutagen sensitivity in patients with upper aerodigestive tract cancer.

1997 • 59 citations

Association between family history of cancer and mutagen sensitivity in upper aerodigestive tract cancer patients.

1993 • 58 citations

Aetiology of oral cancer in patients ≤ 30 years of age

1989 • 58 citations

Smokeless tobacco and oral cancer

2003 • 58 citations

Metabolizing enzyme genotype and risk for upper aerodigestive tract cancer

2000 • 57 citations

Alcohol dehydrogenase 3 genotype is not associated with risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity and pharynx.

2001 • 56 citations

Interaction between a single nucleotide polymorphism in the alcohol dehydrogenase 3 gene, alcohol consumption and oral cancer risk

2001 • 56 citations

Oral and Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Young Adults: A Report on 13 Cases and Review of the Literature

1999 • 55 citations

Hereditary And Environmental Factors Associated With Risk And Progression Of Head And Neck Cancer

1992 • 55 citations

Squamous Cell Head and Neck Cancer in Nonsmokers

1997 • 55 citations

A Multilevel Analysis Examining the Relationship Between Social Influences for Smoking and Smoking Onset

2005 • 54 citations

The role of genetic factors in predisposition to squamous cell cancer of the head and neck

1999 • 53 citations

Effect of type of alcoholic beverage on the risks of upper aerodigestive tract cancers in Brazil.

2001 • 50 citations

CDKN2A mutation in a non-FAMMM kindred with cancers at multiple sites results in a functionally abnormal protein

1997 • 49 citations

Lifetime body mass index and risk of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer by smoking and drinking habits

2003 • 47 citations

Trends in seroprevalence of human papillomavirus type 16 among pregnant women in Stockholm, Sweden, during 1969–1989

1998 • 46 citations

A New Link Between Fanconi Anemia and Human Papillomavirus-Associated Malignancies

2003 • 45 citations

Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck in young Irish adults

2005 • 44 citations

Family cancer history and susceptibility to oral carcinoma in Puerto Rico

2001 • 43 citations

Analysis of the relationship between smokeless tobacco and cancer based on data from the National Mortality Followback Survey

1992 • 42 citations

N-Acetyltransferase 2 polymorphisms, cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption, and oral squamous cell cancer risk

2001 • 39 citations

The relation between cancer incidence among relatives and the occurrence of multiple primary carcinomas following head and neck cancer.

1996 • 38 citations

Trends in cancer mortality in young adults in Europe, 1955–1989

1994 • 38 citations

Oral and pharyngeal cancer incidence in Slovakia 1968–1989

1994 • 35 citations

Trends in Head and Neck Cancer Incidence in Japan during 1965-1999

2005 • 35 citations

Carcinoma of the oral tongue in Northern Finland: trends in overall incidence and patient and tumour characteristics

1997 • 34 citations

Trends in the incidence of lip, oral, and pharyngeal cancer: Connecticut, 1935–94

1999 • 33 citations

Familial Head and Neck Cancer: Molecular Analysis of a New Clinical Entity

2002 • 32 citations

Familial risk in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma diagnosed before the age of 45: a population-based study

1999 • 31 citations

Genome-wide Linkage Scan to Identify Loci for Age at First Cigarette in Dutch Sibling Pairs

2005 • 30 citations

Alcohol Dehydrogenase 3 Genotype as a Risk Factor for Upper Aerodigestive Tract Cancers

2004 • 24 citations

Squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck in Norway, 1953-92: an epidemiologic study of a low-risk population.

1998 • 23 citations

Correlates of regular cigarette smoking in a population‐based sample of Australian twins

2005 • 21 citations

Cancer Statistics Digest

2004 • 14 citations

Papillary Hyperplasia of the Lingual Tonsil: Report of a Case

1972 • 11 citations

Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancers in the Nonsmoker-Nondrinker

2007 • 6 citations

Deleted Work

1955 • 0 citations