Epidemiological Aspects of Head and Neck Cancers Based on Radiotherapy Registry in Hospital of Hasanuddin University South of Sulawesi Indonesia

Authors

  • A. St. Asmidar Anas Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry Hasanuddin University Indonesia
  • Bachtiar Murtala Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine Hasanuddin University Indonesia
  • Sri Oktawati Departmen of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry Hasanuddin University Indonesia
  • Harlina Ilmar Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry Hasanuddin University Indonesia

Keywords:

Epidemiology, Head and Neck Cancers, Radiotherapy.

Abstract

The aim of this retrospective study was to identify epidemiological aspect of head and neck cancer defined as reported from a hospital-based radiotherapy registry in Hospital of Hasanuddin University South of Sulawesi Indonesia. The data were collected from medical records patient who treated with radiation therapy in a period of 2014-2015 with a view toward analyzing the sex, age,

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Published

2016-05-11

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Anas, A. S. A., Murtala, B., Oktawati, S., & Ilmar, H. (2016). Epidemiological Aspects of Head and Neck Cancers Based on Radiotherapy Registry in Hospital of Hasanuddin University South of Sulawesi Indonesia. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 27(1), 74–79. Retrieved from https://www.gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/5716

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Vol. 27 No. 1 (2016)

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