The association between referral by specialists in oral diagnosis on survival rates of patients with oral cancer: A retrospective cohort study
Sebastião Silvério Sousa‐Neto,
Allisson Filipe Lopes Martins,
Victor Hugo Lopes de Oliveira Moreira
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundTo assess the influence of diagnosis and referral provided by specialists in oral diagnosis on disease‐free survival and overall survival of patients with oral cancer.MethodsA cohort of 282 patients with oral cancer treated at a regional cancer hospital from 1998 to 2016 was analyzed retrospectively. The referral register of the patients was analyzed and assigned to two groups: (1) those referred by oral diagnosis specialists (n = 129), or (2) those referred by nonspecialized professionals (n = 153).… Show more
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