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Abstract Previous studies found that ethnicity influences oral cancer patients’ survival; however, most studies were limited to certain ethnic groups particularly from the West, thus of limited relevance to Asians… Click to show full abstract
Abstract Previous studies found that ethnicity influences oral cancer patients’ survival; however, most studies were limited to certain ethnic groups particularly from the West, thus of limited relevance to Asians where the disease is most prevalent. We investigated the relationship between ethnicity and patient survival in multi-racial Malaysia. 5-year survival rate was 40.9%. No statistically significant difference was observed in survival between Malays, Chinese, Indians and Indigenous peoples (45.7%, 44.0%, 41.3%, 27.7% respectively). Increased tumor size, lymph node involvement and advanced tumor were predictive of poor survival. We conclude that ethnicity has no effect on survival or its prognostic indicators.
Journal Title: Cancer Investigation
Year Published: 2019
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