Open AccessMouth Self-Examination for Prevention and Control of Oral Cavity Cancer
Author(s) -
Gambhir Shrestha,
Leison Maharjan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.4910
Subject(s) - medicine , oral cavity , alcohol consumption , cancer , cancer prevention , cancer detection , public health , environmental health , dentistry , intensive care medicine , pathology , alcohol , biochemistry , chemistry
Oral cavity cancer is one of the most common preventable cancers in the world. The burden of the disease is high in South Asia. Therefore, public health strategies such as creating awareness and disease screening should be advocated for its prevention and early detection. Mouth self-examination serves both the purposes. It is easy to perform, non-invasive, and low-cost methods. It not only helps in the early detection of suspicious oral lesions but also helps people to quit their high-risk behaviors such as consumption of tobacco and alcohol.