Epidemiologia do câncer bucal: um problema mundial de saúde pública / Epidemiological features of oral cancer: a world public health matter
RFO UPF
;
15(1): 87-93, jan.-abr. 2010. graf
Article
in English
| LILACS, BBO
| ID: biblio-874061
ABSTRACT
The objective of this present paper is to the impact of oral cancer over the international public health status and to search for its predictor factors heading for early intervention attempting to reduce its incidence and mortality rates. This critical review takes into account several publications related to oral cancer epidemiology searching for international data. Annually, over 300.000 new cases of oral cancer are diagnosed all over the world where the majority is in the advanced stages lll or lV. Such data make the oral cancer an important public health matter which is responsible for 3% to 10% of cancer mortality worldwide. Ethnology, socioeconomic factors, lifestyle like dietary and bad habits, leukoplakia are considered, by several authors, as important predictor factors for the oral cancer incidence. It is possible to conclude that the incidence and mortality rates of oral cancer can be reduced by means of health promotion policies its early detection and the development of healthy lifestyle
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Mouth Neoplasms
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Public Health
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Screening study
Language:
English
Journal:
RFO UPF
Journal subject:
Dentistry
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Methodist University of São Paulo/BR
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UNICAMP/BR
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