Trends of oral cavity, oropharyngeal and laryngeal cancer incidence in Scotland (1975-2012) - A socioeconomic perspective

Mitana Purkayastha; Alex D McMahon; John Gibson; David I Conway

doi:10.1016/j.oraloncology.2016.08.015

Trends of oral cavity, oropharyngeal and laryngeal cancer incidence in Scotland (1975-2012) - A socioeconomic perspective

Mitana Purkayastha (Corresponding Author), Alex D McMahon, John Gibson, David I Conway

Dental Education

University of Glasgow

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AIM: To examine current incidence trends (1975-2012) of oral cavity (OCC), oropharyngeal (OPC) and laryngeal cancer in Scotland by socioeconomic status (SES).

METHODS: We included all diagnosed cases of OCC (C00.3-C00.9, C02-C06 excluding C2.4), OPC (C01, C2.4, C09-C10, C14) and laryngeal cancer (C32) on the Scottish Cancer Registry (1975-2012) and annual midterm population estimates by age, sex, geographic region and SES indices (Carstairs 1991 and Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2009). Age-standardized incidence rates were computed and adjusted Poisson regression rate-ratios (RR) compared subsites by age, sex, region, SES and year of diagnosis.

RESULTS: We found 28,217 individuals (19,755 males and 8462 females) diagnosed with head and neck cancer (HNC) over the study period. Between 1975 and 2012, relative to the least deprived areas, those living in the most deprived areas exhibited the highest RR (>double) of OCC, OPC and laryngeal cancer, and an almost dose-like response was observed between SES and HNC incidence. Between 2001 and 2012, this socioeconomic inequality tended to increase over time for OPC and laryngeal cancer but remained relatively unchanged for OCC. Incidence rates increased markedly for OPC, decreased for laryngeal cancer and remained stable for OCC, particularly in the last decade. Males exhibited significantly higher RRs compared to females, and the peak age of incidence of OPC was slightly lower than the other subsites.

CONCLUSION: Contrary to reports that OPC exhibits an inverse socioeconomic profile, Scotland country-level data show that those from the most deprived areas consistently have the highest rates of head and neck cancers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	70-5
Number of pages	6
Journal	Oral Oncology
Volume	61
Early online date	31 Aug 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oraloncology.2016.08.015
Publication status	Published - Oct 2016

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The authors would like to thank the Scottish Cancer Registry for data access and NHS Education for Scotland for funding this study.

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Head and Neck Neoplasms/epidemiology
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Middle Aged
Scotland/epidemiology
Social Class
Young Adult

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Trends of oral cavity, oropharyngeal and laryngeal cancer incidence in Scotland (1975-2012) - A socioeconomic perspective

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