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Incidence and survival of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue in Scandinavia, with special reference to young adults

  1. Karin Annertz1,†,*,
  2. Harald Anderson2,
  3. Anders Biörklund1,
  4. Torgil Möller2,
  5. Saara Kantola3,
  6. Jon Mork4,
  7. Jörgen H. Olsen5,
  8. Johan Wennerberg1

Article first published online: 16 JUL 2002

DOI: 10.1002/ijc.10577

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International Journal of Cancer

International Journal of Cancer

Volume 101, Issue 1, pages 95–99, 1 September 2002

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Annertz, K., Anderson, H., Biörklund, A., Möller, T., Kantola, S., Mork, J., Olsen, J. H. and Wennerberg, J. (2002), Incidence and survival of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue in Scandinavia, with special reference to young adults. Int. J. Cancer, 101: 95–99. doi: 10.1002/ijc.10577

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden

  2. 2

    Department of Cancer Epidemiology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden

  3. 3

    Department of Oral Diagnostics and Oral Medicine, Institute of Dentistry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

  4. 4

    Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo, Norway

  5. 5

    Division of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark

  1. †

    Fax: +46-46-2110968

*Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital, S-221 85 Lund, Sweden

  1. †

    Fax: +46-46-2110968

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 25 JUL 2002
  2. Article first published online: 16 JUL 2002
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 10 JUN 2002
  4. Manuscript Revised: 28 MAY 2002
  5. Manuscript Received: 29 DEC 2001

Funded by

  • Swedish Cancer Society. Grant Numbers: 4478-B00-01PAB, 1304-B00-14XCC
  • King Gustaf V Jubilee Fund. Grant Number: 00:530
  • Swedish Department of Education

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Keywords:

  • squamous cell carcinoma;
  • epidemiology;
  • etiology;
  • tongue;
  • Scandinavia

Abstract

In several countries, increased incidence of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the tongue in young adults has been suspected during the last decades. Some reports indicate a lower survival rate for young patients compared to older patients. In other reports, there has not been any considerable difference in survival when comparing young adults to older patients, whereas some authors have shown better survival for young adults. This disease is rare in young adults, and early reports were based on comparable small numbers and selected patients. Our aim was first to perform a population-based study to determine if an increased incidence in SCC of the tongue could be verified in a larger population comprising the Scandinavian countries Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway. A second aim was to determine survival rates for young adults compared to older patients. The material was based on the annual cancer incidence and survival reports from the Scandinavian cancer registries. The study period was 1960–1994. During that period, 5,024 SCCs of the tongue were reported. Of these, 276 (5.5%) were young adults (20–39 years). The incidence increased at all ages except for women 65–79 years old. The increase was most pronounced in young adults: 0.06–0.32 for men and 0.03–0.19 for women, counted by 100,000 person-years. Relative survival was significantly better for young adults compared to older patients. © 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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