Effect of screening on oral cancer mortality in Kerala, India: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

R Sankaranarayanan, K Ramadas, G Thomas… - The Lancet, 2005 - thelancet.com
Background Oral cancer is common in men from developing countries, and is increased by
tobacco and alcohol use. We aimed to assess the effect of visual screening on oral cancer …

Evaluation of chemoprevention of oral cancer with spirulina fusiformis

B Mathew, R Sankaranarayanan, PP Nair, C Varghese… - 1995 - Taylor & Francis
The blue‐green microalgae Spirulina, used in daily diets of natives in Africa and America,
have been found to be a rich natural source of proteins, carotenoids, and other …

Long term effect of visual screening on oral cancer incidence and mortality in a randomized trial in Kerala, India

R Sankaranarayanan, K Ramadas, S Thara… - Oral oncology, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: We studied oral cancer incidence and mortality and the impact of compliance
to repeat screening rounds during a 15-year follow-up in a cluster-randomized controlled …

Remission of oral leukoplakias and micronuclei in tobacco/betel quid chewers treated with beta‐carotene and with beta‐carotene plus vitamin A

HF Stich, MP Rosin, AP Hornby… - … Journal of Cancer, 1988 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Fishermen from Kerala (India) who chewed tobacco‐containing betel quids daily
(17.2±9.6 quids per day) and had well‐developed oral leukoplakias with elevated …

[HTML][HTML] An updated review on activated PI3 kinase delta syndrome (APDS)

A Singh, V Joshi, AK Jindal, B Mathew, A Rawat - Genes & Diseases, 2020 - Elsevier
Activated Phosphoinositide 3-kinase δ syndrome (APDS) is a newly recognised primary
immunodeficiency disease. It has currently been a hot topic of clinical research and new …

Betel quid without tobacco as a risk factor for oral precancers

BJ Jacob, K Straif, G Thomas, K Ramadas, B Mathew… - Oral oncology, 2004 - Elsevier
The IARC monographs recently classified chewing betel quid without tobacco as a human
carcinogen. Several studies in Taiwan have reported that betel quid without tobacco may …

Early findings from a community‐based, cluster‐randomized, controlled oral cancer screening trial in Kerala, India

R Sankaranarayanan, B Mathew, BJ Jacob… - Cancer, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Oral cancer satisfies the criteria for a suitable disease for screening, and
oral visual inspection is a suitable test for oral cancer screening. The efficacy of screening in …

Chewing tobacco, alcohol, and the risk of erythroplakia

M Hashibe, B Mathew, B Kuruvilla, G Thomas… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2000 - AACR
Although chewing tobacco, smoking, and alcohol drinking have been suggested as risk
factors for oral cancer, no study has examined the relationship between those factors and …

[PDF][PDF] Cost-effectiveness of oral cancer screening: results from a cluster randomized controlled trial in India

S Subramanian, R Sankaranarayanan… - Bulletin of the World …, 2009 - SciELO Public Health
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate oral cancer screening by visual inspection. METHODS: A cluster
randomized controlled trial was initiated in Trivandrum district, Kerala, India. Of 13 …

Risk factors for multiple oral premalignant lesions

G Thomas, M Hashibe, BJ Jacob… - … journal of cancer, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Oral leukoplakia, oral submucous fibrosis and erythroplakia are 3 major types of oral
premalignant lesions. Multiple oral premalignant lesions may possibly develop due to field …