A Snapshot of Knowledge about Oral Cancer in Italy: A 505 Person Survey

Nocini, Riccardo; Marchioni, Daniele; Zotti, Francesca

doi:10.3390/ijerph17134889

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“…This may be due to the population's little knowledge on oral cancer, its risk factors, and its specific characteristics, leading them to neglect the initial signs and symptoms and, consequently, delay in the search for specialized care. This fact corroborates another study ( 31 ) that concluded that the population, even knowing the existence of oral cancer, does not have enough information for the correct diagnosis and prevention of the disease.…”

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Delay in diagnosis of oral cancer: a systematic review

Lima

Meira²,

Soares³

et al. 2021

Med Oral

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Background Oral cancer represents a worldwide public health problem, being among the most prevalent, associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. This systematic review aimed to review the causes of the delayed diagnosis of oral cancer mainly in the elderly, in developed and developing countries. Material and Methods Search strategy was developed for MEDLINE databases (via PubMed), EMBASE, Web of Science, SCOPUS, and LILACS and for grey literature (Google Scholar, ProQuest and OpenGrey), without language or period restrictions. The risk of bias was assessed using instruments from the Joanna Briggs Institute and the quality of evidence according to the GRADE system. Results The search resulted in 14,473 records, of which only 13 met the eligibility criteria. The total sample was 1,705 participants, with a predominance of males. All studies included reported causes of delayed diagnosis of oral cancer related to the patient and five also reported causes related to health professionals. The scarce knowledge of the population was pointed out as the main cause of delayed diagnosis of this cancer. Regarding the risk of bias, ten studies were classified as low risk and three, as moderate risk. The quality of the evidence was very low for the outcome related to delayed diagnosis of oral cancer. Conclusions Wide dissemination of information on oral cancer is needed, especially for the elderly, such as its initial signs and symptoms, in developed and developing countries. Further studies should be conducted to better understand the causes of delayed diagnosis of oral cancer in countries with different socioeconomic statuses. Key words: Delayed diagnosis, mouth neoplasms, oral neoplasm, aged.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%

Delay in diagnosis of oral cancer: a systematic review

Lima

Meira²,

Soares³

et al. 2021

Med Oral

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“…Interestingly, there is a different level of awareness about risk factors. Subjects correctly identified smoking as the major risk factor (94.1%), consistently with the data obtained in our previous campaign among preadolescents (92.2%), and in a higher proportion compared with studies performed in Italy (32) and in other areas (22-24). Such data may suggest that previous campaigns performed on the territory were effective in informing and educating in identifying tobacco smoking as a risk factor for several cancer types, including OSCC in both younger and older subjects.…”

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Knowledge and awareness of oral cancer: A cross-sectional survey in Trieste, Italy

Rupel

Biasotto

Gobbo

et al. 2023

Front. Oral. Health

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The aim of the study was to verify the knowledge on oral cancer and to assess possible differences in awareness and information basing on different demographic and subject-related factors. An anonymous survey was provided to 750 random subjects using online-based questionnaires. Statistical analysis was performed in order to evaluate the influence of demographic variables (gender, age, education) on knowledge of oral cancer and its risk factors. 68.4% of individuals knew about the existence of oral cancer, mostly from media and family/friends. Awareness was significantly influenced by gender and higher education, but not by age. Most participants recognized smoking as a risk factor, but alcohol abuse and sunlight exposure are less known, especially among less educated subjects. On the contrary, our study shows a diffusion of false information: more than 30% of the participants indicated the possible role of amalgam fillings in oral cancer onset, independently of gender, age or education. The results of our study suggest the need for oral cancer awareness campaigns, where school and healthcare professionals should be actively involved in promoting, organizing and finding methods to monitor the medium and long-term efficacy with proper methodological quality.

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“…La detección temprana de lesiones potencialmente maligna 58 , evita su desarrollo hacia fases avanzadas de la enfermedad, que oscurecen su pronóstico, por medio de una atención rápida y adecuada, biopsia oportuna, y tratamiento precoz, evitando que los pacientes sufran o mueran por esta causa 42 . Se informa en la literatura que el 58% de los retrasos fueron causados por la postergación de los pacientes en consultar a los profesionales de la salud, y que esto podría resultar en unos 1,6-5,4 meses de retraso en el diagnóstico [64][65][66] . Este aplazamiento está fuertemente relacionado con la falta de conocimiento de los pacientes sobre temas del cáncer bucal.…”

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Lingual squamous cell carcinoma: clinical and histological features of one case case and review of the literatura

Caciva¹,

Secchi²,

Ferreyra³

et al. 2022

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Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most prevalent oral cancer within the population, representing approximately 90% of all oral neoplasms, and the lingual location is the most common site of the same, which usually presents with few symptoms which originates from presenting in advanced stages at the time of diagnosis. A case of an adult patient with a clinical and histopathological diagnosis of lingual carcinoma is reported. The study of these patients is important since they must remain in dental surveillance, not only in an early diagnosis of suspected premalignant and malignant oral lesions and timely treatment as appropriate, which improves their prognosis and quality of life.

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A Snapshot of Knowledge about Oral Cancer in Italy: A 505 Person Survey

Cited by 16 publications

References 41 publications

Delay in diagnosis of oral cancer: a systematic review

Delay in diagnosis of oral cancer: a systematic review

Knowledge and awareness of oral cancer: A cross-sectional survey in Trieste, Italy

Lingual squamous cell carcinoma: clinical and histological features of one case case and review of the literatura

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