en Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Pediatric Hematology & Oncology پژوهشي Original Article <p><strong>Background:</strong> It is suggested that various forms of tobacco use have some effects on diverse sites of head and neck to develop cancer. </p><p><strong>Material and Methods:</strong> The study examines data for oral cancer in male subjects, collected from the population registered in cancer registry during the year 2007- 2008. All the data collected were entered into the spreadsheets. The statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) software version 11.0 was used for data processing and data analysis. </p><p><strong>Results:</strong> Smoking and chewing develops a high risk of oral cancer. Most of the tobacco consumers are in their 40s. People younger than 30 years used betel-quid in abundance (47.1%). Bidi was the choice of tobacco for 41-50 age group. In people with less than ten years duration of using tobacco products, gutkha was consumed in abundance (20.7%). For frequency of 6-10 times per day, smoking Bidi was consumed in 61.4% of instances. </p><p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> The crux of the problem is that majority of the cases are reported with a significant delay to the health care facility. Nationwide counseling on tobacco cessation is required in a developing country like India. </p> Tobacco, Head and neck cancer, Cancer registry, India 111 116 http://ijbc.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-2-14&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Anmol Mathur 1003194753284600133 1003194753284600133 Yes Manish Jain 1003194753284600134 1003194753284600134 No Mohit Shiva 1003194753284600135 1003194753284600135 No Mohit Navlakha 1003194753284600136 1003194753284600136 No Prabu 1003194753284600137 1003194753284600137 No Suhas Kulkarni 1003194753284600138 1003194753284600138 No