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Delay In Diagnosis Of Oral Cancer In Malaysia: A Study Of Five Centres

Khoo, Suan Phaik, and Shanmuhasuntharam, P., and Mahadzir W.M., and Tay, K.K., and Latif A., and Nair, S., (1996) Delay In Diagnosis Of Oral Cancer In Malaysia: A Study Of Five Centres. Annals of Dentistry, 3 (1). pp. 1-4. ISSN 0128-7532

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University of Malaya. Faculty of Dentistry. Dept of Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine and Periodontology
University of Malaya. Faculty of Dentistry. Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Specialist, Hospital Besar Kota Barn, Kelantan
Specialist, Hospital Umum Sarawak, Sarawak
Specialist, Hospital Besar Kuala Trengganu

Abstract

The diagnosis of oral cancer have been variously reported as being due to delay by clinicians, patients or both. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the referral pattern of 65 patients eventually diagnosed as having oral squamous cell carcinoma. The results showed that 50% of the patients delayed seeking professional help for more than 3 months after being aware of the lesion. The majority of the patients consulted medical practitioners as the first source of help. The mean clinicians' and patients' delay were 10.3 weeks and 28.9 weeks respectively. Dental practitioners showed a tendency to refer on more advanced lesions compared to the medical practitioners. The findings raise the concern that lack of patients' awareness, misdiagnosis by clinicians and late detection by dental practitioners prevail thus calling for urgent measures towards early detection of the disease.

Item Type:Journal
Keywords:oral carcinoma - detection - Malaysia
Subjects:R Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing
ID Code:2137

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