Low Survival Rates of Oral and Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Table 1

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the 121 patients.

Variable		%
Age
<40 years	44	36.3
40 to 70 years	37	30.6
>70 years	40	33.1
Gender
Male	81	66.9
Female	40	33.1
Skin color
White	47	38.8
Brown	41	33.9
Black	33	27.3
Residence
Urban	72	59.5
Rural	49	40.5
Education
Illiterate	87	71.9
Literate	34	28.1
Occupation
Economically active	48	39.7
Noneconomically active	51	42.1
Not informed	22	18.2
Tobacco use
Yes	111	91.7
No	10	8.3
Alcohol intake
Yes	77	63.6
No	44	36.4
Cancer location
Tongue (anterior two-thirds)	28	23.1
Mouth floor	22	18.2
Hard palate	20	16.5
Alveolar ridge	12	9.9
Oropharynx	12	9.9
Other	27	22.4
Clinical presentation
Ulcer	76	62.8
Nodule	17	14.0
Ulcerative and verrucose	10	8.3
Ulcerated nodules	06	5.0
Not informed	12	9.9
Cancer staging
Early	18	14.9
Advanced	103	85.1
Surgery
Yes	22	18.2
No	99	81.8