Patients' views on a proposed oral cancer screening technology. Issue 3 (April 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Orchard, A.; Sunny, S.P.; Suresh, A.; Birur, P.; Kuriakose, M.; Prabhu, S.
• Is Part Of: British journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery. Volume 60:Issue 3(2022)
• Page Start: 360
• Page End: 362
• Publication Date: 2022-04
• Subjects: Oral cancer -- screening -- patient and public involvement; Mouth -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Maxilla -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Face -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Surgery, Plastic -- Periodicals; Dentistry, Operative -- Periodicals; Face -- surgery -- Periodicals; Mouth -- surgery -- Periodicals; Maxilla -- surgery -- Periodicals; Surgery, Oral -- Periodicals; Oral Surgical Procedures -- Periodicals; Dentistry, Operative -- Periodicals; Bouche -- Chirurgie -- Périodiques; Maxillaire supérieur -- Chirurgie -- Périodiques; Face -- Chirurgie -- Périodiques; Chirurgie dentaire -- Périodiques; Dentistry, Operative; Face -- Surgery; Maxilla -- Surgery; Mouth -- Surgery; Surgery, Plastic; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 617.52059
• DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2021.06.003
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0266-4356

Abstract

Abstract: Brush cytology and telemedicine platforms are used with proven benefits in remote diagnosis of malignancies like cervical cancer. In low-resource settings access to the current standard of care, biopsy and histopathology grading of oral lesions, can be unfeasible. Risk-stratifying early malignant and oral potentially-malignant lesions can help instigate therapeutic treatment and improve prognosis. Therefore, a telecytology platform enabling remote connectivity to specialist centres may aid early detection of oral cancer. We outline head and neck (H&N) cancer patients' views on an oral brush cytology investigation.