Oral cavity cancer in developed and in developing countries: Population‐based incidence

Abstract

In developing countries, people are exposed to a wider range of risk factors, starting at younger ages, and primary prevention measures and policies are needed. Awareness of professionals must be improved to identify people at risk and target them for prevention and to minimize the consequences of OCC.

Effects of FasL Expression in Oral Squamous Cell Cancer

“…OSCC is one of the most common malignancies affecting people in China, and its incidence is rising (de Camargo Cancela et al, 2010;Weinberg et al, 2002). Tumor immune evasion has been shown to promote the progression of many solid tumors.…”

The Challenges of Defining Oral Cancer: Analysis of an Ontological Approach

“…Some epidemiological studies focus on cancer that occurs in the area between the vermillion border of the lip and the junction of the soft and hard palate [16]. Some studies add, to the criteria stated above, cancers of the oropharynx [18], nasopharynx, and hypopharynx [20], and others include cancer of the major salivary glands [25,26].…”

“…Furthermore, some papers in the literature even fail to specify which anatomic sites are included [28][29][30]. Cancer of the oral cavity [8] Cancer of the oral cavity/oropharynx [9] Cancer of oral cavity and pharynx [10] Cancer of the tongue and oral cavity and pharynx [11] Intraoral cancer [12] Malignant oral tumors [13] Mouth cancer [14] Oral cancer [15] Oral cavity cancer [16] Oral and pharyngeal cancer [17] Oral and oropharyngeal cancer [18] Oral cavity and pharynx cancer [19] Oral cavity and pharynx-throat cancer [20] Oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers [21] Oral malignant tumours [22] Tongue and mouth cancer [23] a Number after the term refers to a paper in this paper's reference list [31]. Others add cancer in adjacent tissues such as salivary glands [19] and connective tissue [13,15,25].…”

Abordagem do câncer da boca: uma estratégia para os níveis primário e secundário de atenção em saúde

“…A incidência mundial estimada, por ano, é de aproximadamente 275 mil casos para o câncer da boca e 130 mil de câncer de faringe, sendo dois terços destes em países em desenvolvimento 1,2 . No Brasil, o câncer da boca apresentou estimativas de, aproximadamente, 15 mil novos casos em 2010 e, dependendo da unidade da federação analisada, a doença chega a ser a quinta colocada dentre as neoplasias malignas de maior incidência em homens 3 .…”

“…A despeito dos avanços no diagnóstico e tratamento de várias formas de neoplasia maligna que resultaram em prevenção, diagnóstico pre-coce e aumento de sobrevida, o câncer da boca permanece como um problema de Saúde Pú-blica em que não se nota melhora dos indicadores epidemiológicos ao longo do tempo 1,2,3,4 . Estudos apontam diversos fatores que limitam o enfrentamento da problemática do câncer da boca, e dentre estes são descritas as dificuldades de estabelecimento de políticas públicas dirigidas aos principais fatores de risco relacionados à ocorrência de neoplasia maligna oral 1,2,5,6 .…”