Lifestyle features as co-factors in head and neck cancer development

MARIAN CONSTANTIN; ROXANA ELENA CRISTIAN; IOANA CRUNTEANU; SORIN TUDORACHE; CORNELIU OVIDIU VRANCIANU

doi:10.25083/rbl/28.2/3950.3958

Autori

MARIAN CONSTANTIN Institute of Biology of Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania , Autor
ROXANA ELENA CRISTIAN Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest , Autor
IOANA CRUNTEANU Faculty of Medicine, Titu Maiorescu University, Bucharest, Romania , Autor
SORIN TUDORACHE Faculty of Medicine, Titu Maiorescu University, Bucharest, Romania , Autor
CORNELIU OVIDIU VRANCIANU The Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, ICUB, Bucharest, Romania , Autor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25083/rbl/28.2/3950.3958

Cuvinte cheie:

lifestyle factors, genetic aberration, pro-inflammatory food, chemical compounds

Rezumat

Ranked sixth most prevalent worldwide, head and neck cancers (HNCs) affect an increasing number of people. Several factors contribute to their occurrence, including genetic and epigenetic aberrations and lifestyle factors, including heavy smoking, alcohol consumption, chewing betel quid (Areca nuts), poor oral hygiene, consumption of pro-inflammatory foods, inhalation of chemical compounds, asbestos dust, and infections with HPV (human papillomavirus) and EBV (Epstein-Barr virus). Often
diagnosed in advanced stages, they have a mortality rate of about 50% at 5 years and pose a serious threat to human health.

Biografii autori

MARIAN CONSTANTIN, Institute of Biology of Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania,

The Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, ICUB, Bucharest, Romania
CORNELIU OVIDIU VRANCIANU, The Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, ICUB, Bucharest, Romania,

Microbiology Immunology Department, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest
National Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences, Bucharest