title: Mouth Cancer for Clinicians. Part 8: Referral.
abstract: A MEDLINE search early in 2015 revealed more than 250,000 papers on head and neck cancer; over 100,000 on oral cancer; and over 60,000 on mouth cancer. Not all publications contain robust evidence. We endeavour to encapsulate the most important of the latest information and advances now employed in practice, in a form comprehensible to healthcare workers, patients and their carers. This series offers the primary care dental team in particular, an overview of the aetiopathogenesis, prevention, diagnosis and multidisciplinary care of mouth cancer, the functional and psychosocial implications, and minimization of the impact on the quality of life of patient and family. Clinical Relevance: This article offers the dental team an overview of referral procedures; oral diagnosis is not always simple and a second opinion can be valuable to all concerned in cases of doubt.
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kalavrezos
authors.forename: Crispian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scully
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D054626:Consumer Health Information; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D006801:Humans; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013218:State Dentistry; D006113:United Kingdom