title: How many oral cancers have you found--or missed--lately?
abstract: Oral cancers too often advance farther than they should before being diagnosed, because neither the patient's physician nor dentist has performed a thorough examination of the oral cavity. Only greater attention to this important area by both disciplines can improve the survival and quality of life of patients with a malignant oral lesion.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Curtis
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality