Derivation and validation of a risk-factor model for detection of oral potentially malignant disorders in populations with high prevalence

Background: Oral and pharyngeal cancers constitute the sixth most common type of cancer globally, with high morbidity and mortality. In many countries, most cases of oral cancer arise from long-standing, pre-existing lesions, yet advanced malignancies prevail. A new approach to early detection is ne...

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Published in:	British journal of cancer Vol. 103; no. 3; pp. 303 - 309
Main Authors:	Amarasinghe, H K, Johnson, N W, Lalloo, R, Kumaraarachchi, M, Warnakulasuriya, S
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 27.07.2010 Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:	631/67/2322 692/499 692/699/67/1536/1665 Adult Alcohol Alcohol Drinking - adverse effects Areca - adverse effects Biological and medical sciences Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine Cancer Research Clinical Study Drug Resistance Epidemiology Humans Medical research Medical sciences Medical screening Middle Aged Molecular Medicine Mouth Neoplasms - diagnosis Mouth Neoplasms - epidemiology Mouth Neoplasms - prevention & control Odds Ratio Oncology Oral cancer Oral hygiene Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology Pharyngeal Neoplasms - epidemiology Pharyngeal Neoplasms - prevention & control Prevalence Risk Assessment Risk Factors ROC Curve Rural Population - statistics & numerical data Smoking - adverse effects Smoking - epidemiology Socioeconomic Factors Sri Lanka - epidemiology Surveys and Questionnaires Tobacco Tumors Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology Asia Sri Lanka Queensland Australia Australia INW, Asia ISW, Sri Lanka I, Pacific oral potentially malignant disorders risk factors screening Sri Lanka socioeconomic status oral cancer Human Validation Prevalence Socioeconomic status Oral cancer Stomatology Malignant tumor Medical screening Epidemiology Cancerology Risk factor Oral cavity disease Models Diagnosis Cancer
ISSN:	0007-0920, 1532-1827, 1532-1827
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