Oral Cancer
10. Surgical management of oral cancer
Surgery was the original treatment developed for oral cancer. It is still widely carried out, in order to achieve more than one of the following...
9. Quality of life
Oral cancer and its management are associated with tremendous physical, emotional and psychosocial disruption, as discussed in Article 8. This affects...
8. Communicating about cancer
Several key skills underlie communication with all patients (Table 2)..
7. Staging and diagnostic clinical aids
Conventional oral exploration (visual and palpation examination) constitutes the current gold standard for oral cancer screening, while biopsy and...
Importance of quality in referral letters sent for potentially malignant oral, head and neck lesions
The aim of this retrospective audit was to assess the quality of referrals sent to our department for potentially malignant oral, head and neck...
5. Clinical features and diagnosis of cancer
The most common locations for mouth cancer are the lower lip (40%), and the tongueand the floor of the mouth (50%). The lip is involved more...
Oral medicine and the elderly
An increased prevalence of oral mucosal conditions has been reported in the elderly when compared with a younger population.3,4 These conditions...
3. Other risk factors
Poor oral hygiene may be an independent risk factor for oral cancer. Many patients with oral cancer present with poor oral health, ie they have...