Oral cancer in the Europe Against Cancer programme--an Irish report.
The dental surgeon is in a unique position to recognise and detect precancer and cancer of the mouth. The aim of this report is to describe the action taken by the Irish Dental Association in the Europe Against Cancer programme since 1990, to highlight the relevance for the dental profession and to outline the action plan for the future.
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D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D004498:Education, Dental, Continuing; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005062:European Union; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D012953:Societies, Dental