The economic burden of oral squamous cell carcinoma in Australia.
Katherine PollaersIan MassinghamPeter L FriedlandCamile S FarahPublished in: Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology (2019)
It is well documented that patients diagnosed at an earlier stage will have better survival outcomes, and it is assumed that the economic burden of their treatment will be less. We have shown that there is a direct correlation between cancer stage and cancer treatment cost. The findings provide clear economic support for oral cancer screening initiatives to detect earlier stage cancers, and the need to investigate novel techniques and technologies to detect oral squamous cell carcinoma early and reduce recurrence and mortality rates.