Table 5. Different Risk factors for the following head and neck cancer sites at the Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Referral : Hospital, Thimphu Bhutan from 2011 to 2017.
Risk Factors | |||||
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Cancer sites | Smoking tobacco (n) | Chewing tobacco (n) | Sniffing tobacco (n) | Chewing betel nut (n) | Drinking alcohol (n) |
Oral cavity | 17 | 28 | 4 | 41 | 26 |
Oropharynx | 15 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 12 |
Larynx | 14 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 17 |
Hypopharynx | 18 | 14 | 1 | 25 | 20 |