[Is earlier diagnosis of oral cancer possible?].
Study of patients with oral carcinomas from the Finsen Institute in a five-year period, shows the survival to be significantly correlated to the tumour stage on referral. In order to improve the prognosis for these patients, earlier diagnosis and earlier referral for treatment to the oncological centre are necessary.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011379:Prognosis; D013997:Time Factors
Tidligere diagnostik af mundhulekraeft, er en sådan mulig?