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22-03-2022 | Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity | ASO Author Reflections
ASO Author Reflections: The Pursuit of Prognostic Factors to Fine-Tune Treatment Decisions in Patients with Oral Cavity Carcinoma
Authors:
José F. Carrillo, MD, Alejandro Avilés-Salas, MD, Roberto Herrera-Goepfert, MD, Gabriela Figueroa-González, MD, PhD, Luis F. Oñate-Ocaña, MD, MSc
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Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Issue 7/2022
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Excerpt
Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (SCCOC) is associated with smoking and alcoholism, as with microbiota and oral hygiene habits. At present, the role of the human papilloma virus as an etiological agent in SCCOC is poorly understood.
1 A solid definition of prognostic factors, other than the TNM staging system, has not been widely recognized to allow fine-tuning patient prognoses and, consequently, the requirements for therapy intensification or deescalation. …