title: [Oral carcinoma: From awareness to survivorship].
abstract: Oral and oropharyngeal cancer is amongst the most common and fatal malignant diseases worldwide, with oral squamous cell carcinomas constitute more than 90% of all lesions. This article follows the oral cancer patient from the point of view of the oral medicine practitioner; from the stage of the potentially malignant disorders to the diagnosis of cancer, to the management of short-term comlications of the cancer therapy, to the stage of long-term follow up and management of lifelong oral complications of the oncologic treatment.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Almoznino
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zadik
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D019242:Oral Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D015996:Survival Rate