Direct healthcare costs of lip, oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer in Brazil

Oropharyngeal and Oral Cavity Cancer Surgical Practice Guidelines

The Society of Surgical Oncology surgical practice guidelines focus on the signs and symptoms of primary cancer, timely evaluation of the symptomatic patient, appropriate preoperative evaluation for extent of disease, and role of the surgeon in diagnosis and treatment. Separate sections on adjuvant therapy, follow-up programs, or management of recurrent cancer have been intentionally omitted. W...

Factors associated with lip and oral cavity cancer.

PURPOSE This study aimed to identify factors associated with the occurrence of primary cancer of the lip and oral cavity regions compared to other types of head and neck cancers according to demographic, socioeconomic data and lifestyle, in Brazil, from 2000 to 2011. METHODS A study was conducted using Hospital Cancer Records (Instituto Nacional do Câncer), from 2000 to 2011, totaling 23,153 ...

patient related factors associated with delayed reporting in oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer

background: delayed reporting resulting in advanced stage disease is a common problem in indian cancer patients. this study analysed the impact of various sociodemographic and psychosocial factors on the delayed reporting to healthcare professional (hcp) in oral and oropharyngeal cancer patients. methods: this cross sectional observational study was conducted using a structured questionnaire. q...

Oral cavity tumours including the lip

Prognostic factors in oral cavity and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.

BACKGROUND The survival of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) remains unaffected despite recent therapeutic advances. To reverse this trend, reliable and clinically applicable markers of tumor aggressiveness must be identified. One such marker may be the tumor-associated macrophage content. The authors hypothesized that tumor-associated macrophages contribute to HNSCC a...