Abstract In the United States, cancers of the oral cavity and oropharynx represent
approximately three percent of all malignancies in men and two percent of all malignancies …

Oral Diseases (2010) 16, 333–342 Worldwide, oral cancer has one of the lowest survival
rates and poor prognosis remains unaffected despite recent therapeutic advances …

Importance This study addresses the most common initial symptoms of oropharyngeal
squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) and investigates differences between human …

Shortening the diagnostic delay from the onset of symptoms to the final diagnosis leads to
early cancer detection and a reduced incidence of advanced cases. To analyze factors …

The risk of presenting with advanced stage vs. early stage disease was evaluated in a
prospective study of 336 consecutive patients with oral and oropharyngeal carcinomas …

Background: This study compared prevalence, incidence, mortality rates, treatment costs,
and risk factors for oral and oropharyngeal cancer (OC/OPC) between two large United …

Early detection and treatment improve the prognosis for oral cancer. Delays from the onset
of symptoms to clinical diagnosis are common. Our aim is to identify factors associated with …

Approximately half of patients with oral cancer present with advanced lesions when five-year
survival rates are as low as 20%, however, diagnostic delay has repeatedly been found to …

Delay in diagnosis was recorded prospectively in 167 patients with an oral squamous cell
carcinoma. The median total delay was 4 months of which two‐thirds was patient delay. The …

Objective To identify the predictive factors (with emphasis on diagnostic delay) associated
with the diagnosis of an advanced–clinical stage head and neck cancer. Design Cross …