Trends in diagnosis of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs) in India: A report of multicenter data from a web-based registry.

Introduction: Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs) are rare tumors. We report data of 407 GEP-NET cases from a neuroendocrine tumor (NET) registry in India.

Methods: The AP-NET registry is an open-label, multicenter, longitudinal observational registry of patients with GEP-NETs in which six tertiary care oncology centers contributed data.

Interaction of alcohol use and specific types of smoking on the development of oral cancer.

Background: Oral cancer is one of the most common life threatening diseases all over the world, in particular in Asian countries, and tobacco and alcohol are considered to be the most potent risk factors for oral cancer.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the combined effect of smoking types and alcohol consumption on the development of oral cancer.

Patients And Methods: A case-control study of 350 cases and 350 controls over a period of 19 months in the time period between February 2005 and September 2006 was carried out in Pune, India.

Lacunae in International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) classification for cervical carcinoma: observational study using TNM classification as comparator.

Purpose: International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) staging for cervical cancer does not yet consider findings of cross-sectional imaging unlike clinical tumor, node, and metastasis (TNM) staging system. We compare the two with regard to accuracy in pretreatment staging and their reliability in the prediction of prognosis.

Materials And Methods: This was an observational study of patients with biopsy-proven nonmetastatic cervical carcinoma.

Influence of comorbidity in cancer surgery on treatment decisions, postoperative course and oncological outcome.

Aim: Comorbidity in cancer patients may influence treatment decisions, postoperative morbidity and ultimately, survival. The TNM staging system does not take comorbidity into account. This study investigates the burden of comorbidity in cancer patients, its effect on resection rate, postoperative morbidity, adjuvant therapy, recurrence and survival.

Risk for oral cancer associated to smoking, smokeless and oral dip products.

Oral cancer is one of the most common life threatening diseases in India. Tobacco and alcohol are considered to be the most risk factors for oral cancer. This study was conducted to investigate the association of tobacco and poly-ingredient oral dip products with oral cancer.

Relationship between Selected Socio-Demographic Factors and Cancer of Oral Cavity - A Case Control Study.

The aim of this study was to recognize factors associated with cancer of oral cavity considering socio-demographic characteristics. The cases were 350 with squamous-cell carcinoma of oral cavity diagnosed between 2005 and 2006 in Morbai, Narandia, Budharani Cancer Institute, Pune, India. Similar number of controls match for age and sex selected from the background population.