ReviewBritish dental journal2018
Raising awareness of oral cancer from a public and health professional perspective.
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- Barriers to early diagnosis and treatment of oral cancer in countries in Africa: a scoping review.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Epidemiology of Oral Cancer in Cyprus: A Population-Based Cancer Registry Study and Policy Implications.Cureus · 2025Article
- Optimization of methylation capture sequencing workflow in formalin fixed tissue from oral squamous cell carcinoma patients.Oral oncology · 2025Article
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- From Clinics to Communities: Understanding Public Perceptions of Dental Services in Pakistan.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
- Exploring Factors Influencing Patient Delay Behavior in Oral Cancer: The Development of a Risk Prediction Model in Western China.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Investigating Oral Cancer Awareness Among Medical and Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in the South Canara Region of India.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2024Article
- Oral Cancer Awareness of Tertiary Education Students and General Public in Singapore.International dental journal · 2023Article
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- Knowledge and awareness of oral cancer: A cross-sectional survey in Trieste, Italy.Frontiers in oral health · 2023Article
- The Impact of Educational Intervention on Junior Dentists' Capacity to Detect Oral Mucosal Lesions and Suspect Malignant Potential.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2022Article
- Association between periodontal disease and oral cancer screening among US adults: NHANES 2011-2014.Community dentistry and oral epidemiology · 2022Article
- Oral Cancer Awareness and Individuals' Inclination to Its Screening and Risk Prediction in Hong Kong.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2022Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of oral cancer prevention among students, interns, and faculty members at the college of dentistry of Jazan University.BMC oral health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Low public awareness of oral cancer and delays in symptomatic patients presenting to health services have been identified as contributing factors to poor survival rates. In order to promote diagnosis and treatment of oral cancer at an earlier stage, public awareness campaigns have been recommended, encouraging those with signs and symptoms to attend primary care services at an earlier stage. This article provides an overview of the evidence of effectiveness of interventions aimed at raising cancer awareness and explores the use of mass media for health behaviour change. The use of awareness campaigns to promote earlier diagnosis of oral cancer is also explored from both a patient and health professional perspective. The findings of the overview suggest that while awareness raising campaigns can increase knowledge of the disease and attendance at health services in the short-term, those at lesser risk often respond, and evidence of longer-term impact is very limited. The translation of knowledge into behaviour change is likely to require a more comprehensive, longer-term, multi-faceted approach, acknowledging the social determinants of health and health behaviour theory. More work is required to understand what needs to be included in campaigns to make them effective. Availability and access to appropriately trained and informed primary care personnel is important, particularly for high-risk groups. This is relevant for: supporting those with signs and symptoms to attend services; promoting opportunistic screening; enabling referral of patients to secondary care in a timely manner; and for provision of advice on the major risk factors associated with oral cancer.
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