Dietary pattern and oral cancer risk - a factor analysis study by Helen-Ng, L.C., Razak, I.A., Ghani, W.M.N., Marhazlinda, J., Norain, A.T., Jallaludin, R.L.R., Rahman, Z.A.A., Abdullah, N., Zain, R.B.

“…This study aims to determine the association of dietary patterns with oral cancer risk. Methods A total of 306 matched cases and controls were recruited in this study. …”
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Building partnership in oral cancer research in a developing country: processes and barriers. by Zain, R., Ghani, W.M.N., Razak, I.A., Latifah, R.J.R., Samsuddin, A.R., Cheong, S.C., Abdullah, N., Ismail, A.R., Hussaini, H., Talib, N.A., Jallaludin, A.

PD.185 Oral cancer and precancer researchin Malaysia — the database and tissue resource bank by Zain, R.B., Latifah, R.J.R., Razak, I.A., Ismail, S.M., Samsuddin, A.R., Atiya, S.A., Hashim, B.Y., Jallaludin, A., Nasir, W.M., Cheong, S.C., Bustam, A.Z., Mahadzir, W.M.W., Abraham, M.T., Rahman, Z.A.A., Krishnan, G., Kipli, N.P., Norma, J., Tay, K.K., Yuen, K.M., Mocri Team, Members

“…Introduction: Uncoordinated data collection by different research groups prompted the initiation of Malaysian oral cancer Research Initiative (MOCRI) group. Objectives: To coordinate and standardize data and tissue collection and storage, develop a minimum dataset on risk factors, intervention techniques and quality of life of oral cancer patients. …”
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An oral cancer biobank initiative: a platform for multidisciplinary research in a developing country by Zain, R.B., Athirajan, V., Ghani, W.M.N., Razak, I.A., Raja Latifah, R.J., Ismail, S.M., Sallam, A.A., Bustam, A.Z., Rahman, Z.A.A., Hussien, A., Talib, N., Cheong, S.C., Jallaludin, A.

“…Therefore, the Malaysian Oral Cancer Database and Tissue Bank System (MOCDTBS) were established to systematically collect large number of samples with comprehensive sociodemographic, clinicopathological, management strategies, quality of life and associated patient follow-up data to facilitate oral cancer research in Malaysia. …”
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An oral cancer biobank initiative: a platform for multidisciplinary research in a developing country by Zain, R.B., Athirajan, V., Ghani, W.M.N., Razak, I.A., Latifah, R.J.R., Ismail, S.M., Sallam, A.A., Bustam, A.Z., Rahman, Z.A.A., Hussien, A., Talib, N., Cheong, S.C., Jallaludin, A.

“…Therefore, the Malaysian Oral Cancer Database and Tissue Bank System (MOCDTBS) were established to systematically collect large number of samples with comprehensive sociodemographic, clinicopathological, management strategies, quality of life and associated patient follow-up data to facilitate oral cancer research in Malaysia. …”
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Association between retinol and vitamin C with the risk of oral cancer : a case-control study by Vimmitra, A., Razak, I.A., Helen-Ng, L.C., Ghani, W.M.N., Abdullah, N., Zain, R.B.

“…However, the function of specific nutrients in preventing oral cancer remains largely undefined. This study aims to investigate the association between intake of retinol and vitamin C with the risk of oral cancer. …”
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High serum level of retinol and alpha-Tocopherol affords protection against oral cancer in a multiethnic population by Athirajan, V., Razak, I.A., Thurairajah, N., Ghani, W.M.N., Ching, H.N.L., Yi, H.Y., Peng, K.N.L., Rahman, Z.A.A., Mustafa, W.M.W., Abraham, M.T., Kiong, T.K., Mun, Y.K., Jalil, N., Zain, R.B.

“…Background: A comparative cross-sectional study involving oral cancer patients and healthy individuals was designed to investigate associations between retinol, alpha-tocopherol and beta-carotene with the risk of oral cancer. …”
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Mobile Phone Imaging in Low Resource Settings for Early Detection of Oral Cancer and Concordance with Clinical Oral Examination by Haron, N., Zain, R.B., Ghani, W.M.N.W.A., Saleh, A., Kallarakkal, T.G., Ramanathan, A., Sinon, S.H.M., Cheong, S.C., Razak, I.A.

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GSTM1, GSTT1 and CYP1A1 polymorphisms and risk of oral cancer: a case-control study in Jakarta, Indonesia by Amtha, R., Ching, C.S., Zain, R., Razak, I.A., Basuki, B., Roeslan, B.O., Gautama, W., Purwanto, D.

“…Genetic polymorphisms of GSTM1, GSTT1 and CYP1A1 may not be risk factors for oral cancer in the Jakarta population.…”

An epidemiological survey of oral mucosal lesions among elderly Malaysians by Taiyeb Ali, T.B., Razak, I.A., Raja Latifah, R.J., Zain, R.B.

“…Denture related lesions were comparatively low at 2.5. Two cases of oral cancer if representative would give a relatively high prevalence of 0.4…”
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A national epidemiological survey of oral mucosal lesions in Malaysia by Zain, R.B., Ikeda, N., Razak, I.A., Axell, T., Majid, Z.A., Gupta, P.C., Yaacob, M.

“…Oral mucosal lesions were detected in 1131 (9.7.) subjects. 5 (0.04) had oral cancer, 165 (1.4) had lesions or conditions that may be precancerous (leukoplakia. erythroplakia, submucous fibrosis and lichen planus) and 187 (1.6) had betel chewer's mucosa. …”
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Oral mucosal lesions in Indigenous people of Sarawak and their related habits by Rahman, Z.A.A., Zain, R.B., Abang, Z., Ikeda, N., Razak, I.A., Fukano, H., Abdullah, F., Hii, M.

“…The Malaysian nationwide survey on oral mucosal lesions (OML) in 1993/94 showed a low prevalence of OML in particular oral cancer and precancer (OPC) among the Malays as compared to the Indians and the Indigenous people of Sabah and Sarawak. …”
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Oral mucosal lesions in Malay quid and non-quid chewers in Kelantan by Raman, R.A., Rahman, Z.A.A., Zain, R.B., Samsuddin, A.R., Razak, I.A., Abdullah, F., Venugopal, I.

“…The Malaysian nationwide survey on oral mucosal lesions (OML) in 1993/94 showed a low prevalence of OML in particular oral cancer and precancer (OPC) among Malays as compared to the Indians and the Indigenous people of Sabah and Sarawak. …”
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