What is the need?
- In 2020 India spent 2500 crores in treatment of Oral Cavity Cancer
- In 2030 the nos are going to double due to increasing usage of tobacco
- This will affect our countries GDP by billions of dollars
Patient is registered on Enteseva app before doing this test and followed up using Enteseva App
- Most of these cancers are diagnosed at a later stage thereby affecting survival
- Early detection with OCS will save lives !
The highest number of deaths from oral cavity cancer are in India
- India (with 52,067 deaths),
- China (with 11,333 deaths),
- Pakistan (with 7,266 deaths),
- Bangladesh (with 6,071 deaths),
- and Russia (with 5,658 deaths).
What other regions can develop cancer in Head and Neck ?
Just like oral cavity, nicotine can cause cancer in –
- Throat
- Voice box
- Food pipe
- Nose and sinuses
- Lymph nodes in neck
HNC screening questions in tobacco users?
- Bleeding from ear
- Swelling in front of the ear
- Bleeding from nose (one side)
- Nasal obstruction (one side)
- Change in voice > 2 weeks
- Blood in cough
- Pain during swallowing
- Choking while eating food
- Difficulty breathing at rest
- Mass in neck
- Unexplained weight loss
