Definitive chemoradiation for locally-advanced oral cavity cancer: A 20-year experience

An estimated 32,670 new cases of oral cavity carcinoma will be diagnosed in the United States in 2017, and an estimated 6650 patients will die from this disease [1]. Thus, oral cancer remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality despite decreasing rates of tobacco use, and oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OC-SCC) is the most common histologic diagnosis. While tobacco abuse is the strongest risk factor for the development of OC-SCC, concomitant alcohol consumption may synergistically increase risk [2].

Source: Oral Oncology - March 16, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Corey C. Foster, James M. Melotek, Ryan J. Brisson, Tanguy Y. Seiwert, Ezra E.W. Cohen, Kerstin M. Stenson, Elizabeth A. Blair, Louis Portugal, Zhen Gooi, Nishant Agrawal, Everett E. Vokes, Daniel J. Haraf Source Type: research