ArticleBritish dental journal2018
Mouth cancer: presentation, detection and referral in primary dental care.
Article in British dental journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Talking about cancer: Patient responses to raising awareness of oral cancer in primary dental care.Community dentistry and oral epidemiology · 2023Article
- Slow to heal or slow to diagnose cancer?British dental journal · 2021Article
- An audit to analyse the two-week wait pathway at an oral cancer specialist district general hospital.British dental journal · 2020Article
- The reconstructive oral cancer patient: what the general dental practitioner needs to know.British dental journal · 2019Article
- Appropriateness of referrals on the suspected cancer referral pathway - a secondary care perspective.British dental journal · 2019Article
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Abstract
Mouth cancer can present as a variety of abnormalities and visible changes affecting the oral mucosa, including ulceration, swelling and areas of erythema. The five-year survival from mouth cancer is poor at approximately 50%. Detection of the cancer while less than 2 cm in diameter with no metastasis greatly improves the outcome for the patient. Although many cancers in the mouth develop from what was previously an apparently normal mucosa, some arise in pre-existing conditions that are therefore regarded as potentially malignant. Regular assessment of the soft tissues within the mouth and the neck for the presence of abnormalities is an essential component of primary dental care. Any persistent and unexplained abnormality requires referral for definitive diagnosis and specialist management.
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