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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2020

Oral cancer: a major and growing public health problem towards a national policy of prevention and early detection in Tunisia.

Dorsaf Touil, Lamia Oualha, Nabiha Douki

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Article in The Pan African medical journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dorsaf TouilUniversity of Monastir, Dental Faculty of Monastir, Research Laboratory LR12ES11, Monastir, Tunisia.
Lamia OualhaUniversity of Monastir, Dental Faculty of Monastir, Research Laboratory LR12ES11, Monastir, Tunisia.
Nabiha DoukiUniversity of Monastir, Dental Faculty of Monastir, Research Laboratory LR12ES11, Monastir, Tunisia.
University of Monastir · TN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oral cancer is a growing public health problem, it is increasing worldwide since it is the sixth most common cancer overall. The highest rates of oral cancer occur in the most disadvantaged sections of the population. Early detection and screening have been shown to be effective in reducing mortality and morbidity caused by oral cancers. To ensure early detection of oral cancer measures such as mass screening or screening of high-risk group population; reducing the delay from patients´ side by creating awareness about signs and symptoms of oral cancer. Today, no national population-based screening programs for oral cancer have been implemented yet. The objectives of this project are to evaluate and educate Tunisian Dentists as well as health professionals to perform oral screening and early detection of suspicious oral lesions in order to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with oral cancer.

Indexed as

DentistsEarly Detection of CancerHealth PersonnelHealth PolicyHumansMass ScreeningMouth NeoplasmsPublic HealthTunisiaOral cancerpreventionpublic health

Identifiers

PMID33623628
PMCPMC7881927
OpenAlexW3109460241

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