Oral cancer: just the facts.
Oral cancer screening should be an integral part of a clinician's routine. This article reviews facts about oral cancer that are relevant to screening. The relevance of some issues in a particular dental practice will vary with the patient composition of the practice.
Laronde
Denise M
DM
Simon Fraser University and BC Oral Cancer Prevention Program, BC Cancer Agency/Cancer Research Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Hislop
T Greg
TG
Elwood
J Mark
JM
Rosin
Miriam P
MP
D000367:Age Factors; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects; D052685:Alphapapillomavirus / Q000472:pathogenicity; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008403:Mass Screening; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects