Detection of very early oral cancers in Puerto Rico.
We evaluated a possible disparity in the detection of very early oral cancers in Puerto Rico relative to the United States. The percentage of in situ (noninvasive) cases among all oral cancer cases was calculated separately for Puerto Rico and the United States using population-based cancer registry data (1992-2001). In situ cancers constituted 1.2% of oral cancer cases in Puerto Rico and 3.4% in the United States (P<.001). These findings suggest a disparity in very early oral cancer detection in Puerto Rico compared with the United States.
Morse
Douglas E
DE
Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, New York University College of Dentistry, New York 10003-1402, USA. dem5@nyu.edu
Psoter
Walter J
WJ
De La Torre Feliciano
Taína
T
Cruz
Gustavo
G
Figueroa
Nayda
N
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009909:Oral Health; D015995:Prevalence; D011647:Puerto Rico / Q000453:epidemiology; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology