Oral cancer: 2. Clinical presentation and use of new knowledge about the biology of cancer to establish why tumours may recur.
This article describes the clinical presentations of oral cancer, and the development of a new generation of ultra-sensitive diagnostics to identify occult tumour and precancer, despite seemingly adequate treatment.
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Maxillofacial Unit/Oncology, King's College Hospital, London.
D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects; D001695:Biology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D016158:Genes, p53 / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D018365:Neoplasm, Residual / Q000175:diagnosis; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000175:diagnosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000032:analysis
D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53