Carole Fakhry
Karen T. Pitman
Ana P. Kiess
David W. Eisele

2020

Oral cancer comprises a significant proportion of head and neck malignant neoplasms worldwide and carries the potential to considerably disrupt form and function. Surgery, the primary treatment modality, can impair appearance, speech, mastication and swallowing, each of which may be further exacerbated by adjuvant treatments. Successful prevention and early detection of oral cancer remain elusive to date, yet it can be the best opportunity to reduce the suffering and mortality from oral cancer.