Impact of COVID-19 on Management of Laryngeal/Oropharyngeal Neoplasms. [PDF]
Craniomaxillofac Trauma Reconstr, 2021 Study Design: A retrospective cohort study. Objective: The world was unprecedentedly struck by the new coronavirus in December 2019. Consequently, lockdown measures were imposed by many governments. Health-care services were reserved for emergencies and malignancies. Nevertheless, many patients who urgently needed these services did not present.
Sabaa MAE, Algarf TM.
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Evaluating shared genetic influences on nonsyndromic cleft lip/palate and oropharyngeal neoplasms. [PDF]
Genet Epidemiol, 2020 AbstractIt has been hypothesised that nonsyndromic cleft lip/palate (nsCL/P) and cancer may share aetiological risk factors. Population studies have found inconsistent evidence for increased incidence of cancer in nsCL/P cases, but several genes (e.g., CDH1, AXIN2) have been implicated in the aetiologies of both phenotypes.
Howe LJ +10 more
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Oral and oropharyngeal cancer: time from first symptoms to treatment initiation and associated factors [PDF]
Brazilian Oral Research, 2023 The aim of this study was to evaluate the time elapsed from first symptoms to the treatment of oral and oropharyngeal cancer (OOC) and to identify variables associated with treatment delay.
Adriana Aparecida Silva da COSTA +10 more
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Effects of chlorhexidine gluconate oral care on hospital mortality : a hospital-wide, observational cohort study [PDF]
, 2018 Chlorhexidine oral care is widely used in critically and non-critically ill hospitalized patients to maintain oral health. We investigated the effect of chlorhexidine oral care on mortality in a general hospitalized population.
Blot, Stijn +4 more
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Should male children be vaccinated against human papillomavirus?
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina, 2017 Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the main risk factor for the development of cervical cancer in women and other types of malignancies in men, including penile, oropharyngeal and perianal cancer.
Gerardo Sebastián Legua-Pérez +1 more
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The CONSENSUS study: protocol for a mixed methods study to establish which outcomes should be included in a core outcome set for oropharyngeal cancer [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: The incidence of oropharyngeal cancer is increasing in the developed world. This has led to a large rise in research activity and clinical trials in this area, yet there is no consensus on which outcomes should be measured.
Jones, Terry M +3 more
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The evolution of the epidemiological landscape of head and neck cancer in Italy: Is there evidence for an increase in the incidence of potentially HPV-related carcinomas? [PDF]
, 2018 The current study aimed to investigate the incidence and survival patterns of HNSCCs arising from different anatomic sites, potentially related (the oropharynx) or unrelated (the oral cavity, the larynx/hypopharynx) to HPV, to provide clues on possible ...
Annarosa Del Mistro +9 more
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2011–2021 rising prevalence of HPV infection among oropharyngeal carcinoma in France
BMC Cancer, 2022 Background The objective of our study was to investigate changes over the past decade in patient age and the prevalence of HPV in the population of patients with oropharyngeal carcinoma (OPC) treated at our center.
Philippe Gorphe +6 more
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Historical Perspective: How the Discovery of HPV Virus Led to the Utilization of a Robot
Frontiers in Oral Health, 2022 The treatment of oropharyngeal cancer has undergone many paradigms shifts in recent decades. First considered a surgical disease, improvements in radiotherapy led to its popularization in the 1990s. Subsequently, the discovery of the human papillomavirus
Grégoire B. Morand +4 more
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Oral Cancer Awareness and its Determinants among a Selected Malaysian Population [PDF]
, 2013 Objective: To assess oral cancer awareness, its associated factors and related sources of information among a selected group of Malaysians. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted on all Malaysian ethnic groups aged >= 15 years old at eight ...
Doss, J. G. +4 more
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