Mouth cancer: as a patient and as a dental professional

Key Points Presents a personal account of a mouth cancer survivor's journey. Describes the impact of a diagnosis of mouth cancer. Presents the experience of treatment of mouth cancer from the patient's perspective. Being told that you have cancer is probably one of the worst life experienc...

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Veröffentlicht in:British dental journal 2018-11, Vol.225 (9), p.807-808
1. Verfasser: Anthony, R.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Key Points Presents a personal account of a mouth cancer survivor's journey. Describes the impact of a diagnosis of mouth cancer. Presents the experience of treatment of mouth cancer from the patient's perspective. Being told that you have cancer is probably one of the worst life experiences for any individual. This Opinion article presents the impact of a diagnosis of mouth cancer on a dental care professional and his family. This candid account describes how specialist knowledge can have advantages and disadvantages during cancer treatment.
ISSN:0007-0610
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DOI:10.1038/sj.bdj.2018.920