Role of Nurses in the Prevention and Early Detection of Oral Cavity and Pharynx Cancers

Abstract

Purpose:The incidence of oral cavity and pharynx cancer is rising in the United States and South Dakota (SD) (2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015)(2016)(2017)(2018). In 2018, it was estimated that 396,937 of Americans were living with oral cavity and pharynx cancer. The 5-year relative survival rate for oral cancer is 66.2%, which