Re-Emphasizing the Roles of General Medical and Dental Practitioners Regarding Oral Cancer Eradication in Nigeria-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Re-Emphasizing the Roles of General Medical and Dental Practitioners Regarding Oral Cancer Eradication in Nigeria

Published:2021-12-01 Issue:3 Volume:21 Page:90-102
ISSN:1338-4139
Container-title:Acta Medica Martiniana
language:en
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Author:

Salami Afeez Abolarinwa¹,Kanmodi Kehinde Kazeem²³⁴,Nnyanzi Lawrence Achilles²

Affiliation:

1. Deparment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery , University College Hospital , Ibadan , Nigeria

2. School of Health and Life Sciences , Teesside University , Middlesbrough , UK

3. Medical Research Unit, Adonai Hospital , Karu , Nigeria

4. Campaign for Head and Neck Cancer Education (CHANCE) Programme, Cephas Health Research Initiative Inc , Ibadan , Nigeria

Abstract

Abstract The burden of oral cancer in Nigeria is largely under-reported. The available data on oral cancer etiology/risk factors, clinical features, disease burden, and literacy rate in Nigeria points towards a possible explosion in prevalence in the near future, which poses a serious public health concern. The general medical and dental practitioners (GMDPs) in Nigeria can salvage this looming problem through appropriate public health and clinical interventions. This narrative review article re-emphasizes the key roles of GMDPs towards oral cancer eradication in Nigeria. It also discusses oral cancer case definition, etiology, risk factors, and the epidemiological burden in the Nigerian context.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,General Nursing

Link

https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/acm-2021-0012

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