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Prevention and Early Detection of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancers

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: Head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) is the sixth most common malignancy reported worldwide and one with high mortality ratios among all malignancies. Unfortunately 5-year survival rate has not improved (50% overall) for the last few decades except in specialized cancer centres. Oral and HNSCC patients come at late stage due to their own delay as well as professional delay at primary and specialized care levels. Efficacious preventive strategies, educations, and early detections may have the capacity for HNSCC and potentially malignant disorders to be detected at an asymptomatic phase. For primary and secondary cancer prevention, changing lifestyle is an integral part of health promotion interventions, particularly among high risk group. Chemoprevention is an ideal one to lower the chance of getting cancer. Thus the early detection and subsequent intervention may achieve a significant reduction of mortality rate in this population.

Source: Journal of Oncology

DOI: 10.1155/2011/318145

Authors: Toru Nagao, Pankaj Chaturvedi, Ashok Shaha, Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan

Institutions: Okazaki City Hospital, Tata Memorial Hospital, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Centre international de recherche sur le cancer

Language: English

Topic: Head and Neck Cancer Studies

Subfield: Otorhinolaryngology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,550