Open AccessAutofluorescence based diagnostic techniques for oral cancer
Author(s) -
A. Balasubramaniam,
Sunanda Rajkumari,
Pandian Sindhuja,
Khadijah Mohideen,
R Arjun Parameswar,
KT Muhamed Haris
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.163456
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , intensive care medicine , autofluorescence , oral cancers , treatment modality , surgery , physics , quantum mechanics , fluorescence
Oral cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide. Despite of various advancements in the treatment modalities, oral cancer mortalities are more, particularly in developing countries like India. This is mainly due to the delay in diagnosis of oral cancer. Delay in diagnosis greatly reduces prognosis of the treatment and also cause increased morbidity and mortality rates. Early diagnosis plays a key role in effective management of oral cancer. A rapid diagnostic technique can greatly aid in the early diagnosis of oral cancer. Now a day's many adjunctive oral cancer screening techniques are available for the early diagnosis of cancer. Among these, autofluorescence based diagnostic techniques are rapidly emerging as a powerful tool. These techniques are broadly discussed in this review.