title: Oral cancer: just the facts.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Simon Fraser University and BC Oral Cancer Prevention Program, BC Cancer Agency/Cancer Research Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia.
authors.forename: Denise M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Laronde
authors.forename: T Greg
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Hislop
authors.forename: J Mark
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Elwood
authors.forename: Miriam P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Rosin
mesh_terms: 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