Challenges in the early diagnosis of oral cancer in rural populations in Peru during the COVID-19 pandemic

Chumpitaz-Cerrate, Víctor; Chávez-Rimache, Lesly; Rodriguez-Flores, Arturo

doi:10.1016/j.oraloncology.2021.105251

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“…However, the current results show that there are abrupt declines in searches during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Challenges in early diagnosis (Chumpitaz-Cerrate et al, 2021), economic consequences (Coulthard et al, 2020a;Coulthard et al, 2020b), and treatment delay (Varela-Centelles et al, 2021) could alter the health-seeking behavior of a population during the pandemic. Teledentistry could also decrease the RSV of oral cancer by changing the information source of the population from GT to dental healthcare professionals (Deshpande et al, 2021).…”

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

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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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