Geographic Disparities in Oral Cancer Survival From 10 Population-Based Cancer Registries in India
In this cohort study from India, significant survival disparities were observed among patients with OC based on demographic factors and clinical characteristics. Survival rates were lower in rural areas compared with urban regions, underscoring the inequalities in quality of care and services and emphasizing the need to improve OC survival rates in India.
Authors
- Eric Zomawia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2496-6849)
- Lalawmpuii Pachuau
- Krishnan Sathishkumar
- Gautam Majumdar
- Shalin Lily Giboy
- Tashnin Rahman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8997-0748)
- Sushma Khuraijam
- Anand Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9217-9065)
- Preethi Sara George (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0999-0971)
- Nitin Gangane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0190-4215)
- Shashank Pandya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8432-4293)
- Jayasankar Sankarapillai
- Swapna Maliye
- Stephen Santhappan
- Aleyamma Mathew
- Rekha A. Nair
- Shravani Koyande
- Vinay Deshmane
- Prashant Mathur
- Priya D. Pradhan
- Debanjana Barman
- Ashok T. Sherpa
Institutions
- Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute (IN)
- Bhubaneswar Borooah Cancer Institute (IN)
- Regional Cancer Center, Thiruvananthapuram (IN)
- Indian Council of Medical Research (IN)
- Regional Medical Research Centre (IN)
- Indian Cancer Society (IN)
- National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (IN)
- Government of Mizoram (IN)
- Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.3910
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.24