Improving oral cancer survival: the role of dental providers

Oral cancer accounts for 2 percent to 4 percent of all cancers diagnosed each year in the United States. In contrast to other cancers, the overall U.S. survival rate from oral cancer has not improved during the past 50 years, mostly due to late-stage diagnosis. Several noninvasive oral cancer detect...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the California Dental Association 2009-11, Vol.37 (11), p.789-798
Hauptverfasser: Messadi, Diana V, Wilder-Smith, Petra, Wolinsky, Lawrence
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Oral cancer accounts for 2 percent to 4 percent of all cancers diagnosed each year in the United States. In contrast to other cancers, the overall U.S. survival rate from oral cancer has not improved during the past 50 years, mostly due to late-stage diagnosis. Several noninvasive oral cancer detection techniques that emerged in the past decade will be discussed, with a brief overview of most common oral cancer chemopreventive agents.
ISSN:1043-2256
1942-4396
1942-4396
DOI:10.1080/19424396.2009.12223033