title: Late stage diagnosis of oral cancer: components and possible solutions.
abstract: Stage of disease at the diagnosis of oral cancer is thought to be a significant factor in prognosis and outcome (International Agency for Research on Cancer/World Health Organization, 2014). Unfortunately, we continue to diagnose almost 2/3 of these cancers at advanced stages of disease despite the ongoing research for devices/methods to aid the clinicians in detection and accurate oral mucosal lesion diagnosis. This paper explores both the nature of oral cancer and the adjuncts available for detection, and presents the current issues in diagnostic delays of oral cancer detection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Ege University, School of Dentistry, Bornova 35100, İzmir, Turkey. Electronic address: peleen_2000@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Pelin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Güneri
authors.affiliation: Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Division of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte CA, 8500 Whilshire Blvd, Suite 800, Beverly Hills, CA 90211, USA.
authors.forename: Joel B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Epstein
mesh_terms: D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011379:Prognosis; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Consultation and referral; Delayed diagnosis; Early detection of cancer; Oral cancer