Analysis of the Filipinos’ Interest in Searching Online for Oral Cancer

Dalanon, Junhel; Esguerra, Renelson L.; Diano, Liz Muriel; Matsuka, Yoshizo

doi:10.31557/apjcp.2020.21.4.1121

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“…Regional differences were also observed, where some urbanized areas may have high incidence of oral cancer due to sex trade. While the heightened cases in the rural areas may be due to the tobacco industry and betel nut chewing (Dalanon et al, 2020).…”

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“…Among others, scientists and epidemiologists have used GT in the past to detect health-seeking behavior in terms of toothache (Dalanon et al, 2021), tooth decay (Dalanon and Matsuka, 2020b;Dalanon and Matsuka, 2020a), health professions (Dalanon and Matsuka, 2020c;Dalanon and Matsuka, 2020d), influenza (Choi and Ahn, 2020), Zika (Strauss et al, 2020), and COVID-19 (Adkins and Booth, 2020;Sycinska-Dziarnowska and Paradowska-Stankiewicz, 2020). A previous study analyzed search interests for oral cancer in Filipino people, but an analysis of global GT data has not been done yet (Dalanon et al, 2020). In addition, the existing contagion brought about by the SARS-CoV-2 (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) may have implications in cancer prevention and treatment in Asian and low-and middle-income countries (Gatellier et al, 2021;Somathunga et al, 2021;Varela-Centelles et al, 2021;Yadav et al, 2021).…”

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Decreased Global Interest in Oral Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Dalanon

Matsuka

2021

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev

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Worldwide, oral cancer is the 15 th leading cause of death and 16 th most common malignancy. The oral cancer incidence of four per 100, 000 cases vary depending on countries, races, age, gender, and socioeconomic situations (Ferlay et al., 2019). The risk factors for oral cancer include genetic and environmental factors, and physical conditions. Discrepancies per country could be due to preventive education, culture, medical archiving conditions, and life expectancies (Wyss et al., 2013). Roughly 657, 000 new instances and 330, 000 subsequent deaths due to oral cancer have been reported worldwide each year. Betel nut chewing, excessive drinking, and smoking are health-related behaviors that could lead to heightened risk of oral cancer occurrence. Although socioeconomic status has been emphasized and linked to increased oral cancer incidence, it has also been shown that highly urbanized areas had have greater risk for cancer as well (Hung et al., 2020).Early cancer prevention and detection is a vital component in the control of cancer. Expensive and

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Decreased Global Interest in Oral Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Dalanon

Matsuka

2021

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev

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“…In both articles, it is not reported how many participants were considered in the analysis. In Dalanon et al ( 2018) [166], no statistical significance of the results is reported (Question 4.5). Reasons for deducting points for "mixed-methods studies" included the fact that it remained unclear how the differend study designs fit together or were built on each other (Question 5.1) (e.g., Clarkson et al (2020) [116]).…”

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Decision-making regarding dental treatments – What factors matter from patients’ perspective and does Covid-19 influence patients’ behavior? A systematic review

Felgner,

Handrock,

Schroll

et al. 2023

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Background Achieving dental health for the population should be a concern of a public health care system, as it may affect its expenditures in the long term. Patients often face individual challenges in dental health care. Why patients decide for or against dental treatments can be determined by many factors, e.g., own financial resources, preferences, and external circumstances. The study’s aim is to identify these factors with an international perspective. Methods We systematically searched for literature in three biomedical databases. Factors of choice were extracted from relevant publications. We used a qualitative approach for analysis, and the MMAT (Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool) for quality assessment. Results After multistage screening of n = 4,226 publications by two reviewers, n = 233 relevant articles of different study types [qualitative (n = 42), quantitative (n = 177), and mixed methods (n = 14)] were included in the analysis. Data collection was realized across different settings [e.g., practice (n = 18)] and approaches (e.g., interviews) in n = 49 countries. Included articles focused on specific treatments (e.g., caries treatment) or treatments in general (e.g., dental tourism). Across countries, various factors of choice (n = 101) were identified, divided into three categories: (I) "dentist & dental institution" (e.g., communication), (II) "patient" (e.g., dental fear), and (III) "treatment" (e.g., durability). The factors out-of-pocket payment and dental fear were mentioned most frequently (n = 148, n = 73). In countries with most articles [UK (n = 28), Saudi Arabia (n = 23), USA (n = 22), India (n = 19), and Brazil (n = 14)], out-of-pocket payment was identified most often [e.g., India: in 68%, and the UK: in 56% of articles]. Frequency of the factor dental fear varied by country. One publication addressed the Covid-19 pandemic reporting that treatment appointments were cancelled by patients due to their fear of infection with SARS-CoV-2. Study quality is highly variable. Conclusions A variety of factors influence patients' choice regarding dental treatments. There is little research on impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Knowing patients’ reasons for seeking dental care can help to inform decisions about interventions to improve dental health. Regulatory measures and information efforts should be adapted to reduce patients’ access barriers to dental care, and to reduce expenditures of health care systems in the long term.

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“…[25][26][27] Pertinently, populations' health informationseeking behavior has been evaluated by analyzing online interests using Google Trends. 25,26 For example, Google Trends analysis has been used to evaluate online interest dynamics on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), salmonellosis, and mental health. [27][28][29][30] After extensive literature, it was observed that no know study has analyzed the global online interest on oral cancer.…”

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“…[22][23][24] Google is a leading Internet-based search engine used for seeking diverse information, including those pertaining to health. [25][26][27] Pertinently, populations' health informationseeking behavior has been evaluated by analyzing online interests using Google Trends. 25,26 For example, Google Trends analysis has been used to evaluate online interest dynamics on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), salmonellosis, and mental health.…”

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Trend Analysis of Global Web Searches (2004–2022) on Oral Cancer and Its Major Risk Factors

Kanmodi

Salami

Nwafor

et al. 2022

Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU

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Background Oral cancer is the 15th leading cause of mortality globally. The Internet is an online source of information pertaining to oral cancer and its major risk factors. This study aims to analyze the trend of global online interest on oral cancer and its major risk factors through an analysis of web searches of oral cancer. Materials and Methods This study analyzed the web searches conducted, from 2004 to January 2022, on oral cancer and its major risk factors (tobacco use, harmful alcohol use, and human papillomavirus [HPV] infection) using data obtained from Google Trends. Results Within the time frame under study, oral cancer had multiple peak search periods, with the highest relative search volume index (SVI) for a period being 1; the peak search period for alcohol was March 2020 (SVI = 100); the peak search periods for tobacco were March to April 2004 (SVI = 17); and the peak search period of HPV was April 2004 (SVI = 1). Globally, alcohol was the most common searched term among these four terms (oral cancer, alcohol, tobacco, and HPV) except in Turkey where tobacco was the most common (55%) searched term. The top 25 search queries for oral cancer, HPV, tobacco, and alcohol had SVI ranges of 22 to 100, 12 to 100, 28 to 100, and 18 to 100, respectively. From these search queries, it was observed that people have interest in oral cancer symptomatology, and the adverse effects of tobacco, alcohol, and HPV. Conclusion This study revealed an overall decline in the online interest on oral cancer and its major risk factors on a global scale.

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Analysis of the Filipinos’ Interest in Searching Online for Oral Cancer

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References 26 publications

Decreased Global Interest in Oral Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Decreased Global Interest in Oral Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Decision-making regarding dental treatments – What factors matter from patients’ perspective and does Covid-19 influence patients’ behavior? A systematic review

Trend Analysis of Global Web Searches (2004–2022) on Oral Cancer and Its Major Risk Factors

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