title: Recent advances in Oral Oncology 2007: epidemiology, aetiopathogenesis, diagnosis and prognostication.
abstract: This paper provides a synopsis of the main papers on epidemiology, diagnosis and prognosis of oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and head and neck SCC (HNSCC) published in 2007 in Oral Oncology - an international interdisciplinary journal which publishes high quality original research, clinical trials and review articles, and all other scientific articles relating to the aetiopathogenesis, epidemiology, prevention, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment and management of patients with neoplasms in the head and neck, and orofacial disease in patients with malignant disease.
authors.affiliation: Valencia University and Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Jose V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Bagan
authors.forename: Crispian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scully
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate