Demographic, clinicopathological, and treatment of oral squamous cell carcinoma patients at a Johannesburg Academic Hospital, South Africa: a 5-year retrospective observational study
The study highlights the predominance of advanced-stage OSCC in older males with high-risk habits and underscores the urgent need for early detection strategies and public health interventions. High toxicity rates necessitate enhanced patient education and supportive care during treatment.
Authors
- Duvern Ramiah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6746-9431)
- R A G Khammissa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5221-7805)
- Gal Feller
- Daniel Mmereki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4898-8754)
- Farzana Mahomed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7834-5645)
Institutions
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- University of Pretoria (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Cancer
- Published
- 2025-11-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-025-15238-x
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00