Oral cancer is among the 10 most common cancers worldwide, and is especially seen in
disadvantaged elderly males. Early detection and prompt treatment offer the best chance for …

Oral cancer is one of the most common head and neck malignancies and has an overall 5-
year survival rate that remains below 50%. Oral cancer is generally preceded by oral …

Survival rates for oral cancer are very poor, at approximately 50% overall, and have not
improved markedly in recent decades despite advances in therapeutic interventions …

Background Comprehensive patient evaluation begins with an accurate analysis of all
factors of the patient's history before the physical examination is performed. Risk factor …

Oral cancer has an overall survival rate of only 50%. This prognosis is significantly improved
when this disease is diagnosed and treated in its early stages. Oral cancer is usually …

Oral cancer is a diagnosis that patients fear and every oral health care provider dreads
having to convey. In daily practice of dentistry and medicine, most pathologic conditions are …

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 US survival rate from oral cancer has …

Oral cancer is a fatal disease, which accounts for the fourth highest incidence of malignancy
in males and the seventh highest in the general population of Taiwan. About 95% of oral …

Oral Cancer: Just the Facts Page 1 JCDA • www.cda-adc.ca/jcda • April 2008, Vol. 74, No. 3 •
269 ClinicalPRACTICE For citation purposes, the electronic version is the definitive version of …

Conventional oral exploration (visual and palpation examination) constitutes the current
gold standard for oral cancer screening, while biopsy and histopathological examination …