TY - JOUR A1 - Gupta, Juhi A1 - Asadullah, Md A1 - Mariam, Sarah A1 - Jain, Vipul A1 - Verma, Pradhuman A1 - Agarwal, Neha T1 - Trends and patterns of head-and-neck cancer among a cohort of bidi smokers: A clinical study Y1 - 2014/7/1 JF - Archives of International Surgery JO - Arch Int Surg SP - 91 EP - 95 VL - 4 IS - 2 UR - https://www.archintsurg.org/article.asp?issn=2278-9596;year=2014;volume=4;issue=2;spage=91;epage=95;aulast=Gupta DO - 10.4103/srmjrds.srmjrds_84_22 N2 - Background: In India, bidi smoking is prevalent among people of low socioeconomic status as it is cheaper than a cigarette. Aim: The aim of the current study was to analyze the pattern of distribution of oral and oropharyngeal cancer in bidi smokers in the Western Uttar Pradesh population. Materials and Methods: This unicentric cross-sectional study was conducted on patients having an exclusive habit of bidi smoking in the tertiary health care center from March 2019 to February 2022. Five hundred and eighty-five patients diagnosed with oropharyngeal or oral cancer, who were willing to share information related to the bidi smoking habit were enrolled. A Chi-square test and unpaired t-test were used for the statistical analysis. Results: The base of the tongue was found to be the most common site of oral cancer. It was our observation that 61.75% of men had cancer in the oropharynx, and about 34.8% had cancer in the oral cavity. Conclusion: Bidi smoke is dangerous and contains many carcinogenic agents. Bidi smokers have an increased risk of oropharyngeal cancer as compared to oral cancer. ER -