Late stage diagnosis of oral cancer: Components and possible solutions
Articles > Article · 2014
Authors: Pelin GÜNERİ, Joel B. Epstein
Oral Oncology, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2014, vol 50, pp 1131-1136
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2014.09.005
Summary
Stage of disease at the diagnosis of oral cancer is thought to be a significant factor in prognosis and outcome (International Agency for Research on Cancer/World Health Organization, 2014). Unfortunately, we continue to diagnose almost 2/3 of these cancers at advanced stages of disease despite the ongoing research for devices/methods to aid the clinicians in detection and accurate oral mucosal lesion diagnosis. This paper explores both the nature of oral cancer and the adjuncts available for detection, and presents the current issues in diagnostic delays of oral cancer detection. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.