Open AccessOral cancer: The first symptoms and reasons for delaying correct diagnosis and appropriate treatment
Author(s) -
Monika Rutkowska,
Sylwia Hnitecka,
Marek Nahajowski,
Marzena Dominiak,
Hanna Gerber
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advances in clinical and experimental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.486
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2451-2680
pISSN - 1899-5276
DOI - 10.17219/acem/116753
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer
The first symptoms of oral cancer are nonspecific. They raise suspicions of other, less serious conditions. Treatment of oral cancer is challenging, and the time of its detection and the implementation of appropriate therapy affect the prognosis.