New Hope for an Oral Cancer Solution: Together We Can Make a Difference
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Miriam P. Rosin, BSc, PhD
Catherine F. Poh, DDS, PhD, FRCD(C)
J. Mark Elwood, MD, FRCPC
P. Michele Williams, BSN, DMD, FRCD(C)
Richard Gallagher, MA, FACE
Calum MacAulay, PhD
Wan W. Lam, PhD
Ajit Auluck, MDS
Lewei Zhang, DDS, PhD, FRCD(C)
T. Gregory Hislop, MDCM
A b s t r a c t
Oral cancer is associated with high mortality and morbidity rates, largely as a result of late diagnosis. Although dental practitioners are trained to identify premalignant and malignant lesions, an organized system is needed to offer guidance and to improve access to experts in diagnosis and management of these lesions. In this article, we describe the many ways in which the British Columbia Oral Cancer Prevention Program (BC OCPP) is addressing this challenge: by linking community dental practices and referral centres, by creating partnerships between scientists and clinicians that already have resulted in new technologies to enhance early diagnosis, by involving a broad range of stakeholders to ensure population-based screening and by engaging in provincial, national and international outreach.
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