Factors associated with delay in the diagnosis of oral cancer
| Autor: | W, Pitiphat, S R, Diehl, G, Laskaris, V, Cartsos, C W, Douglass, A I, Zavras |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Adult
Employment Male Time Factors Alcohol Drinking Oral Health Statistics Nonparametric Sex Factors Risk Factors Confidence Intervals Odds Ratio Humans Aged Neoplasm Staging Aged 80 and over Greece Marital Status Body Weight Smoking Age Factors Pharyngeal Neoplasms Middle Aged Logistic Models Case-Control Studies Carcinoma Squamous Cell Linear Models Female Mouth Neoplasms |
| Zdroj: | Journal of dental research. 81(3) |
| ISSN: | 0022-0345 |
| Popis: | Early detection and treatment improve the prognosis for oral cancer. Delays from the onset of symptoms to clinical diagnosis are common. Our aim is to identify factors associated with this delay. Between 1995 and 1998, we interviewed 105 consecutive patients with histologically confirmed oral cancer in Greece. If 21 or more days elapsed from the time the patient noticed major symptoms to a definitive diagnosis, we called it a delay (52% of cases). We used logistic and linear regression to estimate odds ratios of delayed diagnosis and to identify correlates of length of delay, respectively. Former smokers had a 4.3 times greater risk of delayed diagnosis compared with current smokers (95% confidence interval: 1.1-17.1). The length of delay was greater among single patients, non-smokers, or those with stage IV tumors. Clinicians should be advised that delay in the diagnosis of oral cancer occurs frequently, even in individuals who do not smoke heavily. |
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