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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2022

Diagnostic delay of oral squamous cell carcinoma and the fear of diagnosis: A scoping review.

Rodolfo Mauceri, Monica Bazzano, Martina Coppini, Pietro Tozzo, Vera Panzarella, Giuseppina Campisi

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6 authors.

Rodolfo MauceriDepartment of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences (Di.Chir.On.S.), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Monica BazzanoDepartment of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences (Di.Chir.On.S.), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Martina CoppiniDepartment of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences (Di.Chir.On.S.), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Pietro TozzoU.O.C. of Stomatology, A.O.O.R., Villa Sofia-Cervello of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Vera PanzarellaDepartment of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences (Di.Chir.On.S.), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Giuseppina CampisiUnit of Oral Medicine and Dentistry for Fragile Patients, Department of Rehabilitation, Fragility and Continuity of Care, University Hospital Palermo, Palermo, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mortality rate of patients affected with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) has been stable in recent decades due to several factors, especially diagnostic delay, which is often associated with a late stage diagnosis and poor prognosis. The aims of this paper were to: analyze diagnostic delay in OSCC and to discuss the various psychological factors of patients with OSCC, with particular attention to the patient's fear of receiving news regarding their health; and the professional dynamics related to the decision-making processes in cases of suspected OSCC. A preliminary review of literature focusing on OSCC diagnostic delay was performed. Seven articles were included with the diagnostic delay ranging from 45  days to approximately 6  months. Patients' fears and, to a lesser degree, the concerns of dentists, were found to be still poorly investigated. On the basis of the authors' professional experience, the development of oral lesions of unknown origin may generate different behaviors in the decision-making processes by patients and clinicians, and fear may play a key role in the distinct steps of this process. It is crucial to increase awareness and inform patients about the onset of OSCC, and contemporaneously encourage experimental studies on patients' fear and professional behaviors with respect to communication regarding OSCC.

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cancerphobiafearoral squamous cell carcinomapatient delayprofessional delaytreatment delay

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PMCPMC9669962

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