Oral Cavity Cancer Outcomes in Remote, Betel Nut-Endemic Pacific Islands.
Ajay M NarayananAndrey F FinegershMary P ChangRyan K OroscoWilliam James MossPublished in: The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology (2020)
The head and neck cancer burden in the CNMI is dominated by betel nut related oral cavity disease that is characterized by delayed presentations in younger patients and decreased OS. Future studies are indicated to improve health literacy as well as to investigate the potential for screening programs.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- papillary thyroid
- peritoneal dialysis
- patient reported outcomes
- type diabetes
- squamous cell carcinoma
- skeletal muscle
- metabolic syndrome
- squamous cell
- risk assessment
- insulin resistance
- human health
- lymph node metastasis
- childhood cancer
- drug induced