Research Article | Open Access
Association of ABO blood group with Oral cancer: An Institutional study
Jagadheeswari RamamoorthyDr. Santhosh Kumar M P
Pages: 8291-8300
Abstract
Objectives: Oral Cancer is characterized by abnormal growth of cells which have the ability to invade the adjacent tissues and sometimes even distant organs. It has multifactorial etiology and is significantly associated with risk factors of
the individual's lifestyle, particularly, chronic use of tobacco, spicy food, alcohol and smoking. Blood groups may directly or indirectly affect the susceptibility of the individual to oral cancer. The present study was done to correlate ABO blood groups with the occurrence of oral cancer and evaluate the risk
Keywords
Blood groups, Antigen, oral cancer, risk, Innovative technology.