کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
9216749 1198870 2005 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Criteria to rationalize population screening to control oral cancer
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی دندانپزشکی، جراحی دهان و پزشکی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Criteria to rationalize population screening to control oral cancer
چکیده انگلیسی
Screening populations for the early detection of asymptomatic malignancies and potential malignancies are intuitively attractive strategies to control or reduce the burden of oral cancer on society. Subsequent preventive and/or therapeutic measures must, however, be substantiated by prospective randomized controlled trials (RCT) to markedly improve patient outcomes to reconcile such usages of `scarce' healthcare resources. This strategic objective is more likely to be achieved by adopting the precedent established by cardiology, where prevention is emphasized over the treatment of occult lesions. For example, the screening identification of individuals at high oral carcinogenic risk will offer potential educational opportunities to change their behaviors, and/or optimize the implementation of contemporary preventive and therapeutic measures for non-compliant individuals. The imperative to substantiate the effectiveness of the screening assays (tests) by prospective RCT also cannot be ignored to safeguard the public against potential false-negative or false-positive diagnoses.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Oral Oncology - Volume 41, Issue 1, January 2005, Pages 11-16
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