Although the incidence of oral cavity cancer is high among low and middle income countries
in Asia where the risk habits (tobacco smoking, tobacco chewing and betel quid use) are …

While the prognosis for early-stage oral cavity cancer is relatively good; the majority of
patients are still diagnosed with advanced-stage disease on presentation with an associated …

Early detection of oral cancer is crucial in improving survival rate. Identification and detection
of oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMD) allow delivery of interventions to reduce the …

Aim To discuss the broad evidence base on which strategies to enhance the early detection
and diagnosis of oral cancer and potentially malignant disorders (PMD) should be designed …

In this treatise oral carcinogenesis is briefly discussed, particularly with regard to the number
of cell divisions that is required before cancer reaches a measurable size. At that stage …

Background People from lower socioeconomic groups have worse survival outcomes for
cancer, which in part reflects later-stage disease at diagnosis. The mechanisms underlying …

Objective This review aims to update the reader as to the current issues surrounding the
delay in treatment of oral cancer. Study Design We searched Medline/PubMed and the …

Low public awareness of oral cancer and delays in symptomatic patients presenting to
health services have been identified as contributing factors to poor survival rates. In order to …

We conducted a questionnaire survey among 602 subjects in order to analyze the
awareness and knowledge on oral cancer among residents of the city of Valongo in …

Purpose The purpose of this integrative literature review was to investigate existing research
on the reasons why patients delay in seeking treatment for oral cancer symptoms from a …