TODENTJ-25-03-2019_TODENTJ-8-168 1553505555 Bentham Open doi@benthamopen.net Bentham Open The Open Dentistry Journal TODENTJ 1874-2106 9 29 2014 8 1 Frydrych A.M Slack-Smith L.M Parsons R Threlfall T Background: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most common type of malignancy affecting the oral cavity. While exposures to main risk factors for oral SCC such as smoking and alcohol use are higher amongst the Aboriginal people, little is known about oral cancer in this population. This study aimed to describe characteristics and survival of oral SCC in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Western Australians. Methods: All primary oral SCC cases reported to the Western Australian Cancer Registry (WACR) between 1990 and 1999 were analysed with respect to person characteristics including: date of birth, sex and indigenous status; and disease characteristics including: date of biopsy, disease stage and site as well as date of recurrence and date of death. Exclusion criteria included diagnosis not based on incisional or excisional biopsy, diagnosis other than oral SCC or a history of another malignant neoplasm. Results: Aboriginal individuals were more likely to reside in rural areas. No statistically significant differences in oral SCC characteristics and survival were noted between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Western Australians. Conclusion: This study provides new information on person and disease characteristics of Aboriginal Western Australians diagnosed with oral SCC. 9 29 2014 168 174 TODENTJ-8-168 1 10.2174/crossmark_policy opendentistryjournal.com benthamopen.com true Peer Reviewed Single blind Checked with iThenticate 2014-3-22 2014-8-15 2014-8-24 2014-9-29 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ 10.2174/1874210601408010168 1553505555 https://opendentistryjournal.com/VOLUME/8/PAGE/168/ https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V8/TODENTJ-8-168/TODENTJ-8-168.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V8/TODENTJ-8-168/TODENTJ-8-168.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V8/TODENTJ-8-168/TODENTJ-8-168.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V8/TODENTJ-8-168/TODENTJ-8-168.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V8/TODENTJ-8-168/TODENTJ-8-168.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V8/TODENTJ-8-168/TODENTJ-8-168.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V8/TODENTJ-8-168/TODENTJ-8-168.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V8/TODENTJ-8-168/TODENTJ-8-168.xml Periodontology Johnson NW 2011, 57 19 2000 Johnson NW, Jayasekara P, Amarasinghe AA. 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