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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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New insights into oral cancer—Risk factors and prevention: A review of literature
Soussan Irani
Dental Research Centre, Department of Oral Pathology, Dental Faculty, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran; School of Medicine, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
Correspondence Address:
Soussan Irani
Dental Faculty, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Fahmideh Street, Hamadan
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_403_18
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The oral cancer constitutes 48% of head and neck cancer cases. Ninety percent of oral cancer cases are histologically diagnosed as oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs). Despite new management strategies, the 5-year survival rate of oral cancer is still below 50% in most countries. Head and neck cancers are heterogeneous tumors, and this characteristic of them provides a challenge to treatment plan. Due to the poor outcomes in oral cancer, prevention is a necessity. In this review, a relevant English Literature search in PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar from 2000 to mid-2018 was performed. All published articles related to oral cancer and its prevention were included. The risk factors of oral cancer and strategies of oral cancer prevention will be discussed. |
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